Hesitation 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.
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Official card text
When a player casts a spell, sacrifice this enchantment and counter that spell.
How it works : Hesitation
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Playing a land is not casting a spell, so playing a land will not trigger this card.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Opalescence + Assault Suit + Hesitation
Counter all spellsLock
- 1Whenever a player casts a spell, Hesitation triggers, countering the spell and causing you to not sacrifice Hesitation due to Assault Suit.
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#2
Starfield of Nyx + Assault Suit + Hesitation
LockCounter all spells
- 1Whenever a player casts a spell, Hesitation triggers, countering the spell and causing you to not sacrifice Hesitation due to Assault Suit.
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#3
Mishra, Eminent One + The Master, Multiplied + Hesitation + Liquimetal Coating
Counter all spellsLock
- 1Activate Liquimetal Coating by tapping it, causing Hesitation to become an artifact until end of turn.
- 2At the beginning of your combat phase, Mishra triggers, creating a token copy of Hesitation that is a 4/4 artifact creature named Mishra's Warform in addition to its other types.
- 3At the beginning of your end step, Mishra's Warform triggers, causing you to fail to sacrifice Mishra's Warform due to The Master.
- 4Whenever a player casts a spell, Mishra's Warform triggers, countering that spell and causing you to fail to sacrifice it due to The Master.
- 5Repeat step 4 as necessary.
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#4
Mishra, Eminent One + The Master, Multiplied + Hesitation + Liquimetal Torque
Counter all spellsLock
- 1Activate Liquimetal Torque's second ability by tapping it, causing Hesitation to become an artifact until end of turn.
- 2At the beginning of your combat phase, Mishra triggers, creating a token copy of Hesitation that is a 4/4 artifact creature named Mishra's Warform in addition to its other types.
- 3At the beginning of your end step, Mishra's Warform triggers, causing you to fail to sacrifice Mishra's Warform due to The Master.
- 4Whenever a player casts a spell, Mishra's Warform triggers, countering that spell and causing you to fail to sacrifice it due to The Master.
- 5Repeat step 4 as necessary.
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#5
The Master, Multiplied + Hesitation + Kaya, Intangible Slayer
Counter all spellsLock
- 1Activate Kaya's third loyalty ability by removing three loyalty counters from it, exiling Hesitation and creating a token copy of it that is a 1/1 Spirit in addition to its other types.
- 2Whenever a player casts a spell, the Hesitation token triggers, countering that spell and causing you to fail to sacrifice it due to The Master.
- 3Repeat step 2 as necessary.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduelpremodernpredhtlr
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