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Send to Sleep, art by Cynthia Sheppard
Art by Cynthia Sheppard · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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Send to Sleep

{1}{U} · Instant

Tap up to two target creatures. Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, those creatures don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps.

Rulings (4)

Jun 22, 2015 · Check to see if there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard as the spell resolves to determine whether the spell mastery ability applies. The spell itself won’t count because it’s still on the stack as you make this check.

Jun 22, 2015 · If you chose two targets and one is an illegal target when Send to Sleep resolves, that creature won’t become tapped and it won’t be stopped from untapping during its controller’s next untap step (if the spell mastery ability applies). It won’t be affected by Send to Sleep in any way.

Jun 22, 2015 · If the spell mastery ability applies and a creature affected by Send to Sleep changes controllers before its old controller’s next untap step, Send to Sleep will prevent it from becoming untapped during its new controller’s next untap step.

Jun 22, 2015 · Send to Sleep can target tapped creatures. If a targeted creature is already tapped when the spell resolves (and the spell mastery ability applies), that creature remains tapped and doesn’t untap during its controller’s next untap step.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardNot legal
PauperLegal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

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