Deafening Silence is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Each player can't cast more than one noncreature spell each turn.
How it works : Deafening Silence
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Players may cast any number of creature spells plus one noncreature spell each turn.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Deafening Silence will look at the entire turn to see if a player has cast a noncreature spell yet that turn, even if Deafening Silence wasn't on the battlefield when that spell was cast. Notably, you can't cast Deafening Silence and then cast another noncreature spell that turn.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If you cast a noncreature spell that was countered, you can't cast another noncreature spell that turn.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Deafening Silence + Knowledge Pool
- 1Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell from their hand, Knowledge Pool triggers, exiling that spell.
- 2Because Deafening Silence prevents players from casting more than one noncreature spell each turn, players cannot cast a noncreature spell permitted by Knowledge Pool, or any other noncreature spell that turn.
Deafening Silence + Possibility Storm
- 1Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell from their hand, Possibility Storm triggers, exiling that spell.
- 2Because Deafening Silence prevents players from casting more than one noncreature spell each turn, players cannot cast a noncreature spell permitted by Possibility Storm, or any other noncreature spell that turn.
Deafening Silence + Eye of the Storm
- 1Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell from their hand, Eye of the Storm triggers, exiling that spell.
- 2Because Deafening Silence prevents players from casting more than one noncreature spell each turn, players cannot cast an instant or sorcery spell permitted by Eye of the Storm, or any other noncreature spell that turn.
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