Winter's Chill

Winter's Chill {X}{U}

Instant
Cast this spell only during combat before blockers are declared.
X can't be greater than the number of snow lands you control.
Choose X target attacking creatures. For each of those creatures, its controller may pay {1} or {2}. If that player doesn't, destroy that creature at end of combat. If that player pays only {1}, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this combat.
Details
  • Artist: Edward P. Beard, Jr.
  • Collector Number: 107
  • Available only as nonfoil
  • Rarity: rare
  • Winter's Chill is on the Reserved List.
  • Released: 1995-06-03
  • Set: Ice Age
Legalities
Rulings
  • 2004-10-04 The payments are made when the spell resolves. The three options are: pay {2} to let creature act as normal, pay {1} to have creature neither deal or receive damage, or pay nothing and the creature does deal and receive damage but it will be destroyed at end of combat.
  • 2013-09-20 If a turn has multiple combat phases, this spell can be cast during any of them as long as it's before the beginning of that phase's Declare Blockers Step.
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Printings
  • Ice Age (rare)

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Foreign names
  • Winterkälte
  • Fraîcheur hivernale
  • Brivido dell'Inverno
  • Calafrio de Inverno
  • Frío invernal