---
name: "Swift Silence"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "DIS"
set_name: "Dissension"
collector_number: "132"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "ec45caf7-2051-463d-bf70-3dda671d6ce2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/swift-silence-dis"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Swift Silence
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter all other spells. Draw a card for each spell countered this way.

> *"Este mundo puede no conocer la paz, pero en mi presencia conocerás el silencio." —Augustin IV*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Render Silent](/printing/render-silent-pdgm.md) — Instant
2. [Contradict](/printing/contradict-dtk.md) — Instant
3. [Overwhelming Intellect](/printing/overwhelming-intellect-ddj.md) — Instant
4. [Dream Fracture](/printing/dream-fracture-cns.md) — Instant
5. [Dismiss](/printing/dismiss-tmp.md) — Instant
6. [Counterlash](/printing/counterlash-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dissension (DIS) #132
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`