---
name: "Lake Silencio"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Plane — Earth"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Still Point in Time"]
set: "WHO"
set_name: "Doctor Who"
collector_number: "587"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Di Giovanni"
oracle_id: "4dffc1cb-e9bd-4410-9b08-184eabd2c4da"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lake-silencio-who"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lake Silencio
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Plane — Earth
- **Keywords:** Still Point in Time

## Oracle Text
Still Point in Time — All spells have split second. (As long as a spell with split second is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Whenever chaos ensues, Lake Silencio deals 6 damage to target creature an opponent controls. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Krosan Grip](/printing/krosan-grip-c21.md) — Instant
2. [Sudden Death](/printing/sudden-death-tsr.md) — Instant
3. [Sudden Shock](/printing/sudden-shock-tsr.md) — Instant
4. [Chain of Silence](/printing/chain-of-silence-ons.md) — Instant
5. [Clear, Fair Magic](/printing/clear-fair-magic-unk.md) — Instant
6. [Sudden Edict](/printing/sudden-edict-mh2.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Doctor Who (WHO) #587
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Di Giovanni

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2023-10-13)* After a spell with split second resolves (or otherwise leaves the stack), players may again cast spells and activate abilities before the next object on the stack resolves.
- *(2023-10-13)* Players may turn face-down creatures face up while a spell with split second is on the stack.
- *(2023-10-13)* If a triggered ability causes the planar controller to planeswalk away from Lake Silencio, its ability no longer gives spells split second and players can respond to spells and abilities as normal.
- *(2023-10-13)* If the resolution of a triggered ability involves casting a spell, that spell can't be cast if a spell with split second is on the stack.
- *(2023-10-13)* Casting a spell with split second won't affect spells and abilities that are already on the stack.
- *(2023-10-13)* Players still get priority while a spell with split second is on the stack; their options are just limited to mana abilities and certain special actions.