Chain Stasis
Instant
HMLHomelands#23rare
Reserved List
"Here we go again." —Kakra, Sea Troll
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 1993
- Illustrator
- Pat Lewis
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
You may tap or untap target creature. Then that creature's controller may pay 
. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$1.00 low-$0.40 gap
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Cheapest playable copy$2.78· across 1 printing· you're viewing it
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleNonfoil$2.78+6.5%30D
30D range$2.61to$2.78Since Feb 2024:H $3.69L $2.03Found in
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Homelands Booster Pack
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Rulings
5 · latest Oct 4, 2004
- WotCOct 4, 2004
Paying to make Chain Stasis continue is done as part of the resolution of the spell.
- WotCOct 4, 2004
The copy is a spell, so it can be targeted by other spells and abilities that target a spell.
- WotCOct 4, 2004
The decision to tap or untap is made on resolution of the spell (and of each copy).
- WotCOct 4, 2004
The player putting the copy spell on the stack controls that spell.
- WotCOct 4, 2004
The spell copy has all the text and can result in itself being copied.