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Extirpate

Extirpate

{B}
Instant

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)

Choose target card in a graveyard other than a basic land card. Search its owner's graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as that card and exile them. Then that player shuffles.

Illustrated by Jon Foster

Formats
Not Legalstandard
Not Legalhistoric
Not Legaltimeless
Not Legalpioneer
Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Not Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Not Legalbrawl
Not Legalalchemy

This printing

Number#71
RarityRare
ReleasedFeb 2, 2007
EDHREC rank#22,461

Prices

USD$1.85
USD foil$35.95
EUR€0.75
EUR foil€8.86
MTGO0.18 tix
Rulings (8)
  • 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.

    Mar 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Players may turn face-down creatures face up while a spell with split second is on the stack.

    Mar 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  • 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.

    Mar 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  • 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.

    Mar 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  • You don't have to find and exile cards with the same name as the target card in its owner's hand or library if you don't want to, but you do have to exile the cards from the player's graveyard.

    Mar 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Because the first step of casting a spell is to move it from the zone it's in, Extirpate can't be used to stop a spell with flashback from being cast after its controller has announced that they're casting it.

    Mar 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  • 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.

    Mar 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Casting a spell with split second won't affect spells and abilities that are already on the stack.

    Mar 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast

Printings (3)

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