---
name: "Out Cold"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Investigate"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "66"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tuan Duong Chu"
oracle_id: "2d16d51b-47e0-4cdc-83dd-a805ba50bd83"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/out-cold-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Out Cold
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Investigate

## Oracle Text
This spell can't be countered. (This includes by the ward ability.)
Tap up to two target creatures and put a stun counter on each of them. Investigate. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

> *"Beh, mi farò rilasciare una dichiarazione quando si saranno scongelati."
—Dvika dell'Agenzia Cercatrova*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Succumb to the Cold](/printing/succumb-to-the-cold-woe.md) — Instant
2. [Cryogenic Stasis](/printing/cryogenic-stasis-trc.md) — Instant
3. [Involuntary Cooldown](/printing/involuntary-cooldown-bro.md) — Sorcery
4. [Freeze in Place](/printing/freeze-in-place-woe.md) — Sorcery
5. [Tranquilize](/printing/tranquilize-acr.md) — Sorcery
6. [Consider the Prime Directive](/printing/consider-the-prime-directive-trk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #66
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tuan Duong Chu
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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