Sudden Shock

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Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy Legal
Block Constructed Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Highlander Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Planechase Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Sudden Shock

Instant

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)

Sudden Shock deals 2 damage to target creature, player or planeswalker.

jethstriker on burn deck help to refurbish

1 month ago

While I agree that Sudden Shock is terrible in mainboard, I can say it has its merits as a sideboard card. When I was still playing RG Tron, it is one of the card considered in the sideboard because of how bad RG Tron's matchup is with UG Infect.

legendofa on burn deck help to refurbish

1 month ago

9-lives A card is only "on the stack" between when it's cast and when it resolves. Before it's cast, it hasn't reached the stack yet, and when it resolves, it leaves the stack.

The reminder text for split second states that "As long as this spell is on the stack, players can’t cast spells or activate abilities that aren’t mana abilities." This means that during the period of time between when you cast Sudden Shock and when it resolves, nobody can cast spells or activate abilities (unless those abilities produce mana).

If somebody tries to cast a creature spell after you cast Sudden Shock but before Sudden Shock resolves, they simply can't. The creature spell isn't nullified, it just isn't allowed to begin in the first place. After Sudden Shock resolves, there are no more restrictions on what can be played. Everyone can cast spells freely.

9-lives on burn deck help to refurbish

1 month ago

wallisface I thought that if I cast Sudden Shock on the opponent's turn, they will cast, say a creature spell after I cast Sudden Shock and then the creature spell is considered nullified? I don't understand why it's only in response to my card that the stack has.

wallisface on burn deck help to refurbish

1 month ago

9-lives no not at all. Split Second only applies while a spell is on the stack. A spell is only on the stack until it resolves - which in this case will be almost immediately.

If you cast Sudden Shock at the beginning of an opponents turn, they won’t be able to cast spells or activate abilities in response to that spell. But then, Sudden Shock resolves and deals 2 damage, and the opponent can then cast spells and activate abilities as normal.

The card is bad.

9-lives on burn deck help to refurbish

1 month ago

wallisface I thought that if I cast Sudden Shock at the beginning of the opponent's turn, they can't cast any spells or activate abilities? Is that how it works?

9-lives on burn deck help to refurbish

1 month ago

How good is Sudden Shock?! I know it's only 2 damage, but I don't know what it means by 'as long as this spell is on the stack'...? It's an instant, so it would be on the stack for only one turn? I think the ability to keep spells from being cast and removing abilities that aren't mana abilities is a huge thing.

jamochawoke on Wacky Waving Infallible Life Flailing Masochists

5 months ago

This is a really solid deck!

But how would you deal with things that mess up your lifegain?

I mean stuff like Erebos, God of the Dead, Forsaken Wastes, Everlasting Torment, Havoc Festival, Knight of Dusk's Shadow, Leyline of Punishment, Giant Cindermaw, Rampaging Ferocidon, and Witch Hunt.

I've seen people just scoop and leave when they were running a lifegain-based deck when they run into those cards. You've definitely got removal for sure, but you should either run more or have ways of digging for them just in case since those are total hosers for your strategy.

Also, to note, Atarka's Command, Molten Disaster, Sudden Shock, or Skullcrack could kill you in the middle of doing stuff so you shouldn't get too low if you've got a red player on the board. I've seen this very thing happen to someone running a K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth deck. Just something to keep in mind!

Jett2112 on Impulsive Immolation

1 year ago

The maybe board is basically a list of notable exclusions most of witch I have playtested and cut but keep here in case a new synergy or strategy comes up also so that if anybody wants to make a budget version of this they have plenty of options.

Bonus Round, Reiterate, and Electrodominance were cut because they are bad topdecks when the hand is empty.

Sudden Shock isn't like a counterspell, it just means it's basically uncounterable here. right?? once a split second spell resolves players can add to the stack any time they have priority as normal? what do you mean by it's a counterspell?

Past in Flames maybe I should put it back in since my mana curve is lower now than when I took it out. Plus it goes good with Gamble.

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