Price$16.02 – $30.32
Buy on TCGplayerGrand Abolisher
Creature — Human Cleric
Legal Salt 1.38Rank #248
During your turn, your opponents can't cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts, creatures, or enchantments.
2/2
Why is this card good?
Grand Abolisher is a two-mana insurance policy that locks opponents out of interaction during your turn. That means your combo goes off uninterrupted, your big spell resolves, and your alpha strike lands without a flash blocker or removal in response.
This is premium in combo decks that need a clean turn to win — think Kiki-Jiki lines, infinite mana payoffs, or any deck that telegraphs its win attempt. It's also excellent in voltron/Voltron-style decks (Light-Paws, Sram, equipment commanders) where one removal spell on your turn can blow you out. Stax and white-heavy control shells appreciate the asymmetry too.
The key limitation: it does nothing on opponents' turns. It won't stop a board wipe, a counterspell on their turn, or removal at instant speed before your turn arrives. It's also fragile — a 2/2 that dies to everything, so play it the turn you intend to win.
Skip it in slow, grindy, or pure-value decks where you have no specific protected turn to leverage.
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