---
name: "Moment of Silence"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "28"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "43af5041-a4bd-4b61-b1a1-bdea916afc59"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/moment-of-silence-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Moment of Silence
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target player skips their next combat phase this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [False Peace](/printing/false-peace-s99.md) — Sorcery
2. [Empty City Ruse](/printing/empty-city-ruse-tle.md) — Sorcery
3. [Stonehorn Dignitary](/printing/stonehorn-dignitary-plst.md) — Creature — Rhino Soldier
4. [Silence](/printing/silence-sld.md) — Instant
5. [Revenant Patriarch](/printing/revenant-patriarch-ddk.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Mandate of Peace](/printing/mandate-of-peace-c19.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #28
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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