Word of Seizing
- Mana cost
- {3}{R}{R}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Commander Anthology Volume II #131 (rare)
- Price
- $0.31 USD
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Untap target permanent and gain control of it until end of turn. It gains haste until end of turn.
Word of Seizing has 5 printings, first in Time Spiral (2006). EDHREC ranks it #13,291 among Commander cards. It appears most in Brion Stoutarm decks (671 on EDHREC). 4 public decks on TCG run it. It has 6 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Word of Seizing
- Arm for Battle - Commander Legends, led by Wyleth, Soul of Steel
- Built from Scratch - Commander 2014, led by Daretti, Scrap Savant
- Built from Scratch - Commander Anthology Volume II, led by Daretti, Scrap Savant
- Seize Control - Commander 2015, led by Mizzix of the Izmagnus
Commanders that run Word of Seizing most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Brion Stoutarm: 671 decks
- Zidane, Tantalus Thief: 294 decks
- Wyleth, Soul of Steel: 213 decks
- Daretti, Scrap Savant: 179 decks
- Yasova Dragonclaw: 179 decks
- The Beast, Deathless Prince: 157 decks
- Norin, Swift Survivalist: 87 decks
- Starke of Rath: 86 decks
Often played with Word of Seizing
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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 may turn face-down creatures face up while 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.
- : 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.
- : Casting a spell with split second won't affect spells and abilities that are already on the stack.
- : 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.