i really liked split second, and hope to see it come back at some time in the future. This is a perfect example of a block 'french vanilla' ability spell, except that split second is awesome. definitly worth the ectra colorless mana, if it fits your curve well.
Quick question: does split second prevent regeneration? Let's say a creature is targeted by sudden shock; can it be regenerated or does it die without a chance to save it?
Magnor_Criol
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@jsttu: Split Second won't stop a creature from being regen'd if the shield has already been put up. If you try to activate a regen ability in response to Sudden Shock, however, or if they put it on the stack in response to you activating the regen ability, then the Shock will resolve before the ability activates the regen, and the creature will die without a chance to save it.
so, this is rule 116.3c: "if a player has priority when he or she casts a spell, activates an ability, or takes a special action, that player recieves priority afterwards."
in this particular case, would it be a legal move to cast a non-instant spell (say, Stasis), and then, while i have priority, cast an instant spell with the "Split Second" ability to effectively close the stack a prevent card X (Stasis in this case) from being responded to/ countered? From my current understanding, this seems to be, at least, a legitimate case to be looked into.
blurrymadness
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@Josh Not quite. The problem is that when this resolves each player will have a chance at priority again (because even if you don't do anything you have to pass priority to your opponent.) The only way it'd work like you're hoping is if you killed their mana source with this or something.
Crag-Hack
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Every time someone plays a split second card against my control decks, I look at it, look at my hand for counterspells, realize I cant do anything about the spell being cast, and let it resolve. I hate the feeling >.<
1maketoilets
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@Enchantment_Removal Split second doesn't allow playing spells OR activated abilities that aren't mana abilities. So none of your solutions would work.
1maketoilets: Those aren't counters. They're reasons that you would use this card. Like being able to burn the merfolk before it gives itself pro-red, or before the land bounces a wizard you want dead or the Mastermind bounces itself.
PhoenixZephyrus
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@ JoshMagic No, when you play Stasis and then follow with say Sudden Shock the stack 'closes' and sudden shock resolves, it's effect happens, and then players can add to the stack before Stasis resolves but affter sudden shock does.
klauth
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@shard_fenix: how can those counter this? it's split second, no one can activate any abilities (even morph, unless I'm mistaken and morph is a mana ability) as long as sudden shock hasn't resolved yet
syrazemyla
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@klauth: Morph is a special action that doesn't use the stack, because it's ending the face-down effect. Similarly, if you had a Grizzly Bears with Nurturing Licid on it, you couldn't pay to regenerate the bear, but you could pay to have the licid become a creature again and thus not die with the bear.
Missile_Penguin
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Each Time Spiral card was an homage to at least one previously printed card.
@Joshmagic No, they would just let your split second card resolve then counter the stasis as it tries to resolve. You could sudden shock something that is trying to counter your stasis before it gets the chance to though. See all those tap:counter wizards.
RunedServitor
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@ Shard_Fenix, Enchantment_Removal: In fact, none of the cards you have listed there can counter this. A mana ability is one that PRODUCES mana, not one that requires mana for its activation cost. So, for example, you could tap your Llanowar Elves for one last green mana before it died to this card, but you couldn't save it with Glen Elendra Archmage, because her ability can't go on the stack until this has resolved.
Lifegainwithbite
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@Shard_Fenix: No they don't..
Counterbalance does though.
A3Kitsune
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@RunedServilor, Lifegainwithbite: Wrong! Both of the cards Shard_Fenix named counter this, because of the way Morph works. The rulings for both cards point out that you can do this.
Bbone37
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You guy realize that on this same very website there are rulings for cards. Namely this one, in which it states that morphed creatures CAN flip up... Seriously, take 2 seconds to read the rules before arguing back and forth about this.
So, yes, Willnbender can redirect this, and Voidmage would counter this.
OstravaBoletaria
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For a while i thought that with this you could, for example, play a lightning bolt, then play another, then play this and pass priority, meaning that none of your bolts can be countered. Then I realised that split second only works if the spell is on the stack, so once this resolves your bolts can still be countered... oh well.
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in this particular case, would it be a legal move to cast a non-instant spell (say, Stasis), and then, while i have priority, cast an instant spell with the "Split Second" ability to effectively close the stack a prevent card X (Stasis in this case) from being responded to/ countered? From my current understanding, this seems to be, at least, a legitimate case to be looked into.
Not quite. The problem is that when this resolves each player will have a chance at priority again (because even if you don't do anything you have to pass priority to your opponent.) The only way it'd work like you're hoping is if you killed their mana source with this or something.
This card references Shock, suddenly!
Counterbalance does though.
So, yes, Willnbender can redirect this, and Voidmage would counter this.