---
name: "Hesitation"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "STH"
set_name: "Stronghold"
collector_number: "33"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "11eb31d9-cbcb-4ec5-abab-dfa646addbba"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hesitation-sth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hesitation
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
When a player casts a spell, sacrifice this enchantment and counter that spell.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lunar Force](/printing/lunar-force-emn.md) — Enchantment
2. [Cursecatcher](/printing/cursecatcher-shm.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
3. [Daring Apprentice](/printing/daring-apprentice-6ed.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
5. [Render Silent](/printing/render-silent-pdgm.md) — Instant
6. [Dismal Failure](/printing/dismal-failure-plc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Stronghold (STH) #33
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`