Winter's Chill

Winter's Chill

{X}{U}Instant

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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.

What it does

Tagged as Protection — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Official rulings

  1. 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. (2004-10-04)
  2. 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. (2013-09-20)

Printings & prices

Every set Winter's Chill has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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