Trickbind
Trickbind: Instant, Time Spiral. Split second. Counter target activated or triggered ability. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Time Spiral (TSP)
- Released
- 2006-10-06
- Collector number
- 88
- Artist
- John Zeleznik
- Commander rank
- 6,508 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Split second
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About Trickbind
Trickbind is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue instant from Time Spiral (TSP), an expansion set released in October 2006. It is collector number 88 in that set, with art by John Zeleznik. It costs {1}{U} (one generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $11.19 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Counter target activated or triggered ability. If a permanent's ability is countered this way, activated abilities of that permanent can't be activated this turn. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $11.19 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Trickbind by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Trickbind
Trickbind has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1774 | Rare | 2024 |
Official rulings
The 8 most recent official rulings for Trickbind, newest first.
- Players may turn face-down creatures face up while a spell with split second is on the stack.
- Casting a spell with split second won’t affect spells and abilities that are already on the stack.
- If the resolution of a triggered ability involves casting a spell, that spell can’t be cast if a spell with split second is on the stack.
- After a spell with split second resolves (or otherwise leaves the stack), players may again cast spells and activate abilities before the next object on the stack resolves.
- Split second doesn’t stop triggered abilities from triggering, such as that of Chalice of the Void. If one does, its controller puts it on the stack and chooses targets for it, if any. Those abilities will resolve as normal.
- Players still get priority while a card with split second is on the stack; their options are just limited to mana abilities and certain special actions.
- Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
- Trickbind can be used to counter the echo triggered ability. If so, the echo ability won’t trigger again so the echo cost is never paid.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these card lists
These card lists include Trickbind.