Decree of 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
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, counter that spell and put a depletion counter on this enchantment. If there are three or more depletion counters on this enchantment, sacrifice it. Cycling(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, you may counter target spell.
How it works : Decree of Silence
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
When you cycle this card, first the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability doesn't resolve (because, for example, it has been countered, or all of its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve, and you'll draw a card.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
You can cycle this card even if there are no legal targets for the triggered ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
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Solemnity + Decree of Silence
- 1Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Decree of Silence triggers, countering that spell.
- 2Solemnity prevents Decree of Silence from putting a depletion counter on itself.
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