Stasis Snare Game Day Promo - A Magic the Gathering (MTG) Card Review

by ElspethFTW, Old School Duelist

Journey to Nowhere was a great Enchantment that removed creatures from play in the original Zendikar. Now, we get a somewhat upgraded version of Journey to Nowhere with Stasis Snare, an uncommon that will be given out as a full-art Game Day participation promo. For 1WW, you may remove a target creature from play until Stasis Snare leaves the battlefield. While that’s one White mana more than Journey, the Snare also has Flash, meaning that you can deal with an opposing creature pretty much as soon as it resolves hitting the battlefield.

Stasis Snare is definitely playable, but with two White in its casting cost it may not see quite the widespread play its older cousin saw back in its day. While it obviously gets blown out by the sacrifice enchantment effect of Dromoka’s Command and the destroy enchantment effect of Sultai Charm, instant speed removal is quite powerful. This card should certainly see play, and while it’s not quite as good as Banishing Light - which removes any nonland permanent your opponent controls - it’s an effective replacement.

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