---
name: "Pause for Reflection"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Convoke"]
set: "GRN"
set_name: "Guilds of Ravnica"
collector_number: "140"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Alayna Danner"
oracle_id: "a7f266b5-7258-4eaa-b447-66460ec38505"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pause-for-reflection-grn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Pause for Reflection
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Convoke

## Oracle Text
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis](/printing/hogaak-arisen-necropolis-mh1.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar
2. [Gather Courage](/printing/gather-courage-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Buxton, Decorated Host](/printing/buxton-decorated-host-yblb.md) — Legendary Creature — Rabbit Noble
4. [Overwhelm](/printing/overwhelm-m15.md) — Sorcery
5. [Will-Forged Golem](/printing/will-forged-golem-m15.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
6. [Shatter the Source](/printing/shatter-the-source-mom.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) #140
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Alayna Danner
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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