Winter's Chill magic the gathering card art
Ice Age (ice)
#107rare English Non-Foil

Winter's Chill
X
island

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.

Illustrated by Edward P. Beard, Jr.
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Legalities
Not Legal
standard
Not Legal
historic
Not Legal
pioneer
Not Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Not Legal
pauper
Legal
vintage
Legal
Commander
Not Legal
brawl
Not Legal
alchemy
Rulings
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.
2013-09-20wotc
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.
2004-10-04wotc


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