---
name: "V.A.T.S."
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Split second"]
set: "PIP"
set_name: "Fallout"
collector_number: "861"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Robin Olausson"
oracle_id: "d077d54c-6f1b-4795-a241-6073b0dc1dc8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vats-pip"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# V.A.T.S.
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **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.)
Choose any number of target creatures with equal toughness. Destroy the chosen creatures.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sudden Death](/printing/sudden-death-tsp.md) — Instant
2. [Sudden Spoiling](/printing/sudden-spoiling-c13.md) — Instant
3. [Sudden Edict](/printing/sudden-edict-mh2.md) — Instant
4. [Clear, Fair Magic](/printing/clear-fair-magic-unk.md) — Instant
5. [Siege Smash](/printing/siege-smash-mh3.md) — Instant
6. [Krosan Grip](/printing/krosan-grip-tsr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fallout (PIP) #861
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Robin Olausson
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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