Kill something, no questions, no responses. It's dead, right there. I absolutely love this spell. 5/5
True_Smog
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(11 votes)
Wonderful creature killer
rubber
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(4 votes)
In some ways the best kill card ever. This is the only card that kills Ghost Council of Orzhova, without needing multiple cards, in the entire game. Also, it's an instant, so for creatures that have a toughness greater than 4 you can use it as an amazing combat trick.
CatsAreCthala
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(7 votes)
Amazing. Split second rules.
LivingFoul
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BiOhyBr
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(7 votes)
because of split second, this can still target cards with shroud as a default ability. Very helpful against things like inkwell leviathan.
Enchantment_Removal
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(5 votes)
The person in the lower right of the artwork does not look enough like Teferi. Minus 4 is good enough, for those that need split second do not exceed that toughness. Blessed be Split Second.
If a card says "Shroud", then the keyword "Shroud" is called a static ability. The question of whether or not something can be targeted is answered before you could ask it. Ever since Inkwell Leviathan was on the board, it has become fact that nothing can target him. So, you can't Sudden Death Inky into a 3/7. What you might be thinking about is aiming a Sudden Death at this guy. To deal with Inky, you'll want this card and an appropriate follow-up.
DarthMohawk1
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
If you're killing */4 creatures, you absolutely can't beat Sudden Death for, well, sudden death. I wonder if it would have been too powerful if it had outright said "Destroy target (probably nonblack) creature" instead?
PhyrexianLobbiest
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
I love this card. I already posted this somewhere else; but with a monoblack deck, Mutilate followed up with Sudden Death targeted at anything the mutilate didn't kill gives Mono Blue fits.
Sudden Death is excellent JUST for the split second; got a killer combo? Use Sudden Death to kill a creature, and lock the enemy out of counters.
catowner
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
shroud is a static ability, bio, so it is not stopped by split second. also, he couldn't be targeted in the first place, because shroud prevents a spell from being cast targeting him, so it wouldn't go on the stack, so split second wouldn't even be relevant.
Eved
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
@bijart_dauth:
I don't know about rubber, but I kill it because it's 4 mana cheeper that way.
I love this card, it's great removal that doesn't give people the option to respond. Split Second needs to be revisited.
gromgrom777
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
unfair? why yes it is
Nathreet
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(4 votes)
Screw indestructible, regenerate and counterspells... and only 3 mana? Wow.
iSlapTrees
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Soooo close!!!! Leaves baneslayer at 1/1 :(
qaq456
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
rubber might be playing black or his opponent played it on turn five, two turns short
Dont
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
That art is wicked.
Condor_96
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Wow, just one colorless mana for an additional split second over Grasp of Darkness?
split second is very good but then again that just means that opponent is still sitting with his counterspell in hand waiting for your next spell. this can certainly fix many a situation, but also put you in at least as many where you'll wish you had gone for go for the throat. 3,75/5
DarthParallax
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
AVADA KEDAVRA!
land_comment
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
Bye bye Skithyx. I'd auto-card that but it's probably spelled wrong.
bijart_dauth
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@rubber: why kill it when you can just Take Possession of it? it was ment to be a joke, but what ever.
@PhyrexianLobbiest: Split Second cards won't help you get off your killer combo, unless the creature you're killing with this was what was standing in your way. After this finishes resolving, the stack is open again, and your opponent is free to counter anything else that's still on the stack.
nope.avi
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Meh i like dismember better since its easier to "splash" for since try running this in a monoblue deck, or green, red, white for that matter
Abl
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Better than Doom Blade.
Kryptnyt
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"Dude, put your skin back on. There are, like, children here."
@Wholelottalove: No, it's not strictly better at all. What if you have one land left and your opponent is about to swing with a haster for the win? Which would you rather have? Strictly better means better in every situation and in many situations, Dismember is a lot better. Split Second is nice but being able to play something for 2 less mana is amazing and you're the ignorant one if you don't realise that.
Also Dismember is much more splashable and by far the better card in my opinion (though this is still a great card).
MICKEY.KNOX
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Great art. Great removal. I'm in...
Arachnos
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Autochthon Wurm just sorta shrugs off sudden death and keeps on trucking.
GlassJoetheChamp
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It bugs me that of all the spells, this one still doesn't kill Aetherling
absreim
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Almost unstoppable answer to the Splinter Twin combo.
leomistico
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Strictly more respective of the color pie than Dismember. Seriously, what was they thinking? Nice card. Dismember is good, even maybe better than this, but I'd play this everyday before Dismember, mostly because I own a couple of them and not a single Dismember... Plus, split second can be useful a lot of times! 4.5/5
EvilDarkVoid
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
EDH gold, actually. Most players won't use abilities on their turn if they can do it at instant speed, reasoning that they can just do it in response to removal if they have to, plus this can get rid of indestructible cards like Darksteel Sentinel and Stuffy Doll.
Comments (40)
If a card says "Shroud", then the keyword "Shroud" is called a static ability. The question of whether or not something can be targeted is answered before you could ask it. Ever since Inkwell Leviathan was on the board, it has become fact that nothing can target him. So, you can't Sudden Death Inky into a 3/7. What you might be thinking about is aiming a Sudden Death at this guy. To deal with Inky, you'll want this card and an appropriate follow-up.
Sudden Death is excellent JUST for the split second; got a killer combo? Use Sudden Death to kill a creature, and lock the enemy out of counters.
I don't know about rubber, but I kill it because it's 4 mana cheeper that way.
I love this card, it's great removal that doesn't give people the option to respond. Split Second needs to be revisited.
Seems a bit overpowered.
Freakin power creep. Still a good card though. I can imagine split second being useful in some cases.
4.5/5
*bob-ombs start raining from the sky*
Anyone who doesn't think that Split Second is one of the best things in the game is ignorant.
This card references Death Pulse, suddenly!
Also Dismember is much more splashable and by far the better card in my opinion (though this is still a great card).
Nice card. Dismember is good, even maybe better than this, but I'd play this everyday before Dismember, mostly because I own a couple of them and not a single Dismember... Plus, split second can be useful a lot of times!
4.5/5