Stop Cold
Enchantment — Aura
Flash
Enchant artifact or creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted permanent.
Enchanted permanent loses all abilities and doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #14733
Stop Cold permanently freezes an artifact or creature — no untap, no activated abilities, no attacks — for two mana at instant speed. It's a clean answer that doubles as soft removal, and the permanent lockdown separates it from every generic tap effect.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Stop Cold earns its slot as budget interaction that neutralizes commanders and problem artifacts without requiring a kill spell — the enchanted permanent just sits there, locked out of the game. In competitive 1v1 formats like Legacy and Vintage, it's too slow and narrow; Icy Manipulator effects don't cut it when opponents are winning on turn two or three. Modern and Pioneer have enough efficient removal that Stop Cold loses out to Fatal Push or Teferi's Ageless Insight-style tempo plays. Pauper is where it has a real argument outside Commander, since the card pool is limited enough that permanent tap-lock carries real weight at common.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Stop Cold is deep bulk — you're paying next to nothing for a permanent freeze effect with genuine utility. Bulk commons rarely spike unless a combo breakout puts them on the map, so expect the price to stay flat.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.