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Time Stop

Instant Rare
7 printings EDHREC #7,300 Prices updated Aug 8, 2026
FDN #166
$0.33
▲ +$4.67 (+1459.4%) 7 days
Price History

Time Stop Price Summary

As of Aug 8, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Time Stop is $0.33 (FDN #166), and the most expensive is $70.00 (10E #117★, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $4.99, up 1459.4% over 7 days, down 2.2% over 30 days, up 1979.2% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $5.10 (2026).

Time Stop Printings & Prices

9 variants

Time Stop has 7 tracked printings across 5 sets, in nonfoil, foil and rainbow foil finishes, including prerelease and borderless treatments.

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Sell Time Stop: Buylist Offers

10 offers

Card Kingdom currently pays $9.00 cash for CHK #97 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).

Buyer Printing Finish Cash offer Retail Spread
Card Kingdom CHK #97 Foil $9.00 $17.99 50%
CoolStuffInc SLD #1500 Nonfoil $2.50
Card Kingdom SLD #1500 Nonfoil $2.00 $4.99 60%
CoolStuffInc 10E #117 Nonfoil $0.50
Card Kingdom PFDN #166s Foil $0.38 $1.49 74%
Card Kingdom 10E #117 Nonfoil $0.38 $1.49 74%
Card Kingdom CHK #97 Nonfoil $0.33 $1.29 74%
CoolStuffInc CHK #97 Nonfoil $0.25
Card Kingdom FDN #166 Foil $0.12 $0.79 85%
Card Kingdom FDN #166 Nonfoil $0.03 $0.49 94%

Time Stop Rules Text & Legality

Instant — mana cost {4}{U}{U}

End the turn. (Exile all spells and abilities, including this spell. The player whose turn it is discards down to their maximum hand size. Damage heals and "this turn" and "until end of turn" effects end.)

Time Stop is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Pauper.

pauper
Not legal

Time Stop Rulings

4 most recent
  • Jul 15, 2007 Ending the turn this way means the following things happen in order: 1) All spells and abilities on the stack are exiled. This includes Time Stop, though it will continue to resolve. It also includes spells and abilities that can't be countered. 2) All attacking and blocking creatures are removed from combat. 3) State-based actions are checked. No player gets priority, and no triggered abilities are put onto the stack. 4) The current phase and/or step ends. The game skips straight to the cleanup step. The cleanup step happens in its entirety.
  • Jul 15, 2007 If any triggered abilities do trigger during this process, they're put onto the stack during the cleanup step. If this happens, players will have a chance to cast spells and activate abilities, then there will be another cleanup step before the turn finally ends.
  • Dec 1, 2004 Exiling a spell or ability prevents that spell or ability from resolving, but it doesn't technically "counter" anything. This means that Time Stop can exile spells and abilities that "can't be countered."
  • Dec 1, 2004 Unless Time Stop is cast during the Ending phase, any "at the beginning of the end step"-triggered abilities don't get the chance to trigger on the turn Time Stop is cast. These abilities will trigger at the beginning of the next end step.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

9 printings

Time Stop has been reprinted 9 times. The Foundations reprint cut the price 82% in 30 days.

Set Date Rarity Treatment Price before Day 1 30 days 90 days
PFDN #166s 2024-11-15 Rare Prerelease $1.74 $1.08 $0.99
FDN #166 2024-11-15 Rare Standard $1.69 $0.22 $0.30 $0.18
FDN #166 2024-11-15 Rare Standard $1.35 $0.19 $0.36 $0.21
SLD #1500 2021-06-21 Rare Borderless
SLD #1500★ 2021-06-21 Rare Borderless
10E #117 2007-07-13 Rare Standard
10E #117★ 2007-07-13 Rare Standard
CHK #97 2004-10-01 Rare Standard
CHK #97 2004-10-01 Rare Standard

Time Stop in Commander

Time Stop is the #7,300 most-played card on EDHREC, up 74 places over the last 30 days.

Time Stop FAQ

How much is Time Stop worth?

Time Stop is worth about $4.99 for its cheapest playable printing as of Aug 8, 2026. Prices range from $0.33 to $70.00 across 7 tracked printings.

Is Time Stop legal in Commander?

Yes — Time Stop is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has Time Stop been reprinted?

Yes — Time Stop has been reprinted 9 times, with 7 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Time Stop cheap?

Time Stop trades at about $4.99 — 9 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#7,300 on EDHREC).