---
name: "Chain Stasis"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "HML"
set_name: "Homelands"
collector_number: "23"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Pat Lewis"
oracle_id: "1ec365f8-bfb8-416f-b4db-868a8f5d042a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/chain-stasis-hml"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Chain Stasis
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
You may tap or untap target creature. Then that creature's controller may pay {2}{U}. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thassa's Ire](/printing/thassas-ire-jou.md) — Enchantment
2. [Ethereal Grasp](/printing/ethereal-grasp-j21.md) — Instant
3. [Crippling Chill](/printing/crippling-chill-j22.md) — Instant
4. [Rhystic Deluge](/printing/rhystic-deluge-pcy.md) — Enchantment
5. [Toils of Night and Day](/printing/toils-of-night-and-day-bok.md) — Instant — Arcane
6. [Stonybrook Angler](/printing/stonybrook-angler-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Homelands (HML) #23
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Pat Lewis
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`