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V.A.T.S.

{2}{B}{B}

Instant

PIPFallout#50rare
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The Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System redefines combat. Get your V.A.T.S. today!

Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 66
Illustrator
Diego Gisbert
Found in
Fallout Commander Deck Hail Caesar · Fallout Collector Booster Pack
Printings4
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
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 any number of target creatures with equal toughness. Destroy the chosen creatures.
Split second
Market · per finishspark updated 2h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+14.0%
$1.55
$1.00 low$0.67 gap
Foil+0.0%
$2.84
$1.50 low$0.10 gap
Cheapest playable copy$1.55· across 4 printings

Rulings

8 · latest Mar 8, 2024 · one tap opens all
  • WotCMar 8, 2024

    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.

  • WotCMar 8, 2024

    Casting a spell with split second won’t affect spells and abilities that are already on the stack.

  • WotCMar 8, 2024

    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.

  • WotCMar 8, 2024

    If you choose just one target for V.A.T.S., that creature will be destroyed when V.A.T.S. resolves as long as it’s still a legal target, regardless of whether or not its toughness has changed since V.A.T.S. was cast.

  • WotCMar 8, 2024

    In the rare case where the legal targets no longer all have equal toughness (probably because of a triggered ability or special action) when V.A.T.S. tries to resolve, it won’t resolve. None of the chosen creatures will be destroyed.

  • WotCMar 8, 2024

    Players may turn face-down creatures face up while a spell with split second is on the stack.

  • WotCMar 8, 2024

    Players still get priority while a spell with split second is on the stack; their options are just limited to mana abilities and certain special actions.

  • WotCMar 8, 2024

    Split second doesn’t stop triggered abilities from triggering. If one does, its controller puts it on the stack and chooses targets for it, if any. Those abilities will resolve as normal.