---
name: "Sudden Spoiling"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Split second"]
set: "TSP"
set_name: "Time Spiral"
collector_number: "135"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Alan Pollack"
oracle_id: "dce202c7-fe8e-462a-858e-7a5a69bd5b6b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sudden-spoiling-tsp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sudden Spoiling
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Split second

## Oracle Text
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Until end of turn, creatures target player controls lose all abilities and have base power and toughness 0/2.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sudden Death](/printing/sudden-death-tsp.md) — Instant
2. [Sudden Edict](/printing/sudden-edict-mh2.md) — Instant
3. [Sudden Shock](/printing/sudden-shock-mma.md) — Instant
4. [Krosan Grip](/printing/krosan-grip-tsr.md) — Instant
5. [V.A.T.S.](/printing/vats-pip.md) — Instant
6. [Clear, Fair Magic](/printing/clear-fair-magic-unk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Time Spiral (TSP) #135
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Alan Pollack
- **Total Printings:** 32 across all historical editions

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