Decree of Silence

[enemyofarsenic]

"Whenever an opponent plays a spell, counter that spell and put a depletion counter on Decree of Silence. If there are three or more depletion counters on Decree of Silence, sacrifice it.
Cycling {4}{U}{U}
When you cycle Decree of Silence, you may counter target spell."

Dumb question, when will it have 4 or more depletion counters on it?

[Opterown]

Perhaps if the opponent chucks 4 spells on the stack at a time? Maybe 4 lightning bolts or similar

[quicksilver]

"Whenever an opponent plays a spell, counter that spell and put a depletion counter on Decree of Silence. If there are three or more depletion counters on Decree of Silence, sacrifice it.
Cycling {4}{U}{U}
When you cycle Decree of Silence, you may counter target spell."

Dumb question, when will it have 4 or more depletion counters on it?

In all praticallity it won't. But that clause needs to be in there in case for instance you stifle the saccing at three counters, then it would stick around permenantly.

Essentailly what this card says and you may choose to spend 6 mana and counter a spell and draw a card. Or you may choose to spend 8 mana to counter the next three spells your opponent plays.

[Dark_Shakuras]

In all praticallity it won't. But that clause needs to be in there in case for instance you stifle the saccing at three counters, then it would stick around permenantly.

Imagine if that worked. Stifle your own Decree and have a perminate Counterspell for everyone of their spells (even split second, so Krosan Grip does not stop it. Only counter to this lock is Vexing Shusher)

[Ecoris]

Doubling Season.

[Maveric78f]

As Ecoris said, Doubling Season works fine

But how could you stifle the "if" clause since, it would trigger another time at the next SBE check?

Ps : I mean that I know that you can play stifle on it, but it's useless since it would trigger again.

[quicksilver]

As Ecoris said, Doubling Season works fine

But how could you stifle the "if" clause since, it would trigger another time at the next SBE check?

Ps : I mean that I know that you can play stifle on it, but it's useless since it would trigger again.

It does not get checked during state based effects. That text would be on a seperate line. The checking is part of the countering ability and is only checked when the countering ability resolves. So if you stifle it, the next time it would check is when it counters another of your opponents spells and it has 4 counters on it.

[luma]

It does not get checked during state based effects. That text would be on a seperate line. The checking is part of the countering ability and is only checked when the countering ability resolves. So if you stifle it, the next time it would check is when it counters another of your opponents spells and it has 4 counters on it.

Actually, if you counter the ability, it won't even put a counter on the enchantment. So, if you stifle the third time the ability triggers, there will still be only two counters on the Decree, not three. It's all a single ability, you can't stifle just a part of it.

[Maveric78f]

Oh right, I did not read it well, it's on the same line. If it was on different lines, it would trigger at each SBE check (as you can't stifle the loss of control when seasinger untaps) ?

[quicksilver]

Actually, if you counter the ability, it won't even put a counter on the enchantment. So, if you stifle the third time the ability triggers, there will still be only two counters on the Decree, not three. It's all a single ability, you can't stifle just a part of it.

Yes you are right, wasn't thinking there. But the point it will probably never get over 3 counters and that clause is just there to ensure no strange edge cases occur where you can skip saccing at three counters and always have the decree in play.

Of course you can still always have some fun with power conduit by removing the depletion counters.