---
name: "Empty City Ruse"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "TLE"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal"
collector_number: "3"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Viacom"
oracle_id: "b0391ea4-e37d-48c9-91df-79aefe376bcc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/empty-city-ruse-tle"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Empty City Ruse
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target opponent skips all combat phases of their next turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [False Peace](/printing/false-peace-s99.md) — Sorcery
2. [Moment of Silence](/printing/moment-of-silence-mmq.md) — Instant
3. [Stonehorn Dignitary](/printing/stonehorn-dignitary-plst.md) — Creature — Rhino Soldier
4. [Revenant Patriarch](/printing/revenant-patriarch-ddk.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Fatigue](/printing/fatigue-uds.md) — Sorcery
6. [Labyrinth of Skophos](/printing/labyrinth-of-skophos-mkc.md) — Land

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE) #3
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Viacom
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`