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Moonhold

{2}{R/W}

Instant

PLSTThe List#EVE-143uncommon
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
~1 in 1168–1216
Illustrator
Mike Dringenberg
Found in
Commander Legends Battle for Baldurs Gate Set Booster Pack · Innistrad Crimson Vow Set Booster Pack · 2 more
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Target player can't play lands this turn if {R} was spent to cast this spell and can't cast creature spells this turn if {W} was spent to cast this spell. (Do both if {R}{W} was spent.)
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+7.7%
$0.14
$0.05 low$0.04 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.14· across 2 printings

Rulings

9 · latest Aug 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
  • WotCAug 1, 2008

    If the spell is copied, the copy will never have had mana of the stated color paid for it, no matter what colors were spent on the original spell.

  • WotCAug 1, 2008

    If the spell is copied, the copy will never have had mana of the stated color paid for it, no matter what colors were spent on the original spell.

  • WotCAug 1, 2008

    Moonhold doesn't stop effects that "put a card onto the battlefield."

  • WotCAug 1, 2008

    Moonhold is not a counterspell. It will have no effect on creature spells the targeted player cast before Moonhold resolved.

  • WotCAug 1, 2008

    The spell cares about what mana was spent to pay its total cost, not just what mana was spent to pay the hybrid part of its cost.

  • WotCAug 1, 2008

    The spell cares about what mana was spent to pay its total cost, not just what mana was spent to pay the hybrid part of its cost.

  • WotCAug 1, 2008

    The spell checks on resolution to see if any mana of the stated colors was spent to pay its cost. If so, it doesn't matter how much mana of that color was spent.

  • WotCAug 1, 2008

    The spell checks on resolution to see if any mana of the stated colors was spent to pay its cost. If so, it doesn't matter how much mana of that color was spent.

  • WotCAug 1, 2008

    When you cast the spell, you choose its targets before you pay for it.