---
name: "Quiet Contemplation"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "KTK"
set_name: "Khans of Tarkir"
collector_number: "50"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Magali Villeneuve"
oracle_id: "f87dfde4-8c57-4543-826c-6b3cf9c11b90"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/quiet-contemplation-ktk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Quiet Contemplation
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, tap target creature an opponent controls and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Opposition](/printing/opposition-mp2.md) — Enchantment
2. [Misstep](/printing/misstep-mmq.md) — Sorcery
3. [Crippling Chill](/printing/crippling-chill-j22.md) — Instant
4. [Rhystic Deluge](/printing/rhystic-deluge-pcy.md) — Enchantment
5. [Ethereal Grasp](/printing/ethereal-grasp-j21.md) — Instant
6. [Thassa's Ire](/printing/thassas-ire-jou.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #50
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Magali Villeneuve
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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