---
name: "Stall for Time"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "34"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ryan Alexander Lee"
oracle_id: "09a400bd-83f1-4fac-a218-64c9f041874f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stall-for-time-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Stall for Time
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.)
Tap up to two target creatures. If this spell was kicked, put a stun counter on each of those creatures. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cryogenic Stasis](/printing/cryogenic-stasis-trc.md) — Instant
2. [Rapier Wit](/printing/rapier-wit-sos.md) — Instant
3. [Stall Out](/printing/stall-out-dft.md) — Sorcery
4. [Procrastinate](/printing/procrastinate-sos.md) — Sorcery
5. [Succumb to the Cold](/printing/succumb-to-the-cold-woe.md) — Instant
6. [Involuntary Cooldown](/printing/involuntary-cooldown-bro.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #34
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ryan Alexander Lee
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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