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Ith, High Arcanist

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Multicolor. Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

five generic manaone white manaone blue mana

255 · TSR · R · ENWhat the codes mean

Ith, High Arcanist

Time Spiral Remastered #255 · Illustrated by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai

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Oracle text

Vigilance

tap this permanent: Untap target attacking creature. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn.

Suspend 4—one white manaone blue mana

3/5

All 3 printings of Ith, High Arcanist

PrintingRarityNon-foilFoilCardmarket (EUR)My collection
The List #TSP-241
The List
plst #TSP-241· 2020rare· Cardmarket €0.31
rare$0.40No foil printing€0.31
Time Spiral #241
Time Spiral
tsp #241· 2006rare· Cardmarket €0.22 · €0.73 foil
rare$0.21$1.25€0.22€0.73 foil

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Card details

First printed
2006
Printings
3
Mana value
7
EDHREC rank
#20,253 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Keywords
Vigilance, Suspend
Artist
Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai

What the codes mean

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255 · TSR · R · EN

  • 255Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
  • TSRSet code for Time Spiral Remastered
  • RRare
  • ENPrinted in English

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Keywords

VigilanceCR 702.20
Attacking doesn't cause it to tap.
SuspendCR 702.62
Exile it from your hand with time counters. When the last one is removed, cast it without paying its mana cost.

Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.

Rulings (18)

  1. 2013-07-01

    In a Commander game where this card is your commander, you cannot suspend it from the Command zone.

  2. 2021-03-19

    Ith's ability can target an untapped attacking creature. It will still prevent any combat damage dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn.

  3. 2021-03-19

    The creature isn't removed from combat; it just has its damage prevented. It's still an attacking creature until the combat phase is complete.

  4. 2021-03-19

    You can activate Ith's ability targeting an attacking creature you control during the combat damage step or the end of combat step. It'll untap and the damage it had already dealt won't be undone.

  5. 2024-02-02

    When the last time counter is removed, the second triggered ability of suspend (the one that lets you cast the card) triggers. It doesn't matter why the last time counter was removed or what effect removed it.

  6. 2024-02-02

    If the first triggered ability of suspend (the one that removes time counters) is countered, no time counter is removed. The ability will trigger again at the beginning of the card's owner's next upkeep.

  7. 2024-02-02

    Suspend is a keyword that represents three abilities. The first is a static ability that allows you to exile the card from your hand with the specified number of time counters (the number before the dash) on it by paying its suspend cost (listed after the dash). The second is a triggered ability that removes a time counter from the suspended card at the beginning of each of your upkeeps. The third is a triggered ability that gives you the option to cast the card when the last time counter is removed.

  8. 2024-02-02

    Exiling a card with suspend isn't casting that card. This action doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.

  9. 2024-02-02

    If the card has X generic mana in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

  10. 2024-02-02

    If the second triggered ability is countered, the card can't be cast. It remains exiled with no time counters on it, and it's no longer suspended.

  11. 2024-02-02

    The mana value of a spell cast without paying its mana cost is determined by its mana cost, even though that cost wasn't paid.

  12. 2024-02-02

    Cards exiled with suspend are exiled face up.

  13. 2024-02-02

    If the spell requires any targets, those targets are chosen when the spell is finally cast, not when it's exiled.

  14. 2024-02-02

    Due to a recent rules change to suspend, you are no longer required to cast the suspended card as the second triggered ability of suspend resolves. Instead, as the second triggered ability resolves, you may cast the card. Timing permissions based on the card's type are ignored. If you don't cast the card, it remains exiled with no time counters on it, and it's no longer suspended.

  15. 2024-02-02

    You can exile a card in your hand using suspend any time you could cast that card. Consider its card type, any effects that modify when you could cast it (such as flash) and any other effects that stop you from casting it (such as from Meddling Mage's ability) to determine if and when you can do this. Whether you could actually complete all steps in casting the card is irrelevant. For example, you can exile a card with suspend that has no mana cost or that requires a target even if no legal targets are available at that time.

  16. 2024-02-02

    If an effect refers to a "suspended card," that means a card that (1) has suspend, (2) is in exile, and (3) has one or more time counters on it.

  17. 2024-02-02

    If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," such as with suspend, you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those if you want to cast the card.

  18. 2024-02-02

    A creature cast using suspend will enter the battlefield with haste. It will have haste until another player gains control of it. (In some rare cases, another player may gain control of the creature spell itself. If this happens, the creature won't enter the battlefield with haste.)

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