Cease // Desist (246)
MKM · Murders at Karlov Manor · uncommon
| Mana cost |   |
|---|---|
| Mana value | 8.0 |
| Type | Instant |
| Rarity | uncommon |
| Colors | B, G |
| EDHREC rank | 23263 |
Exile up to two target cards from a single graveyard. Target player gains 2 life and draws a card.
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Latest prices
| Provider | Type | Normal | Foil | Etched | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tcgplayer | retail | $0.14 | $0.26 | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardmarket | retail | $0.14 | $0.23 | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardhoarder | retail | $0.03 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| manapool | retail | $0.15 | $0.15 | — | 2026-09-25 |
| cardkingdom | retail | $0.35 | $0.49 | — | 2026-09-25 |
| cardkingdom | buylist | $0.01 | — | — | 2026-09-17 |
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Legality
| Format | Status |
|---|---|
| Standard | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
| Future | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
Rulings
- 2024-02-02: A split card's characteristics are a combination of its two halves while it is not on the stack. For example, Cease // Desist has a mana value of 8 while it is in your library. If an effect allows you to search your library for a card with mana value 4 or less, you can't find Cease // Desist.
- 2024-02-02: To cast a split card, choose one of its halves to cast. There's no way to cast both halves of any of the split cards featured in this set.
- 2024-02-02: Split cards have two card faces on a single card. The characteristics of the half you didn't cast are ignored while the spell is on the stack.
- 2024-02-02: Each split card is a single card. For example, if you discard a split card, you've discarded one card, not two. If an effect counts the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard, Cease // Desist counts once, not twice.
- 2024-02-02: If an effect allows you to cast a spell with certain characteristics, consider only the characteristics of the half you're casting. For example, if an effect allows you to cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value 2 or less from among cards in your graveyard, you could cast Cease this way, but not Desist.
- 2024-02-02: Each split card has two names. If an effect instructs you to choose a card name, you may choose one of those names, but not both.
Other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese Simplified | 停止 // 终止 // 停止 // 终止 |
| French | Cessation // Mise en demeure // Cessation // Mise en demeure |
| German | Sistieren // Unterlassen // Sistieren // Unterlassen |
| Italian | Cessare // Desistere // Cessare // Desistere |
| Japanese | 中止 // 停止 // 中止 // 停止 |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Cessar // Desistir // Cessar // Desistir |
| Spanish | Cese // Desista // Cese // Desista |