Cease / Desist — Grave Control and Board Reset
Cease / Desist is a split spell that gives you a simple toolkit for midgame choices. Cast Cease to surgically clear threats from a single graveyard while granting a small compensation to the affected player. Use Desist when artifacts or enchantments are the problem and you need a clean board reset. Both halves fit into green strategies that value graveyard denial and resilient removal without relying on white or black answers.
In play the card reads like a plan you can deploy with confidence. Cease is useful against reanimator and engine decks, removing up to two cards before they resolve. Desist is straightforward and efficient against artifact and enchantment based combos. The card’s framing matches the Murders at Karlov Manor theme by offering investigative precision on one half and decisive closure on the other.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – Cease: {1}{G} Desist: {4}{G}
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Card Type – Instant // Sorcery (Split card)
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Subtypes – —
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Cease {1}{G} Instant. Exile up to two target cards from a single graveyard. Target player gains 2 life and draws a card. Desist {4}{G} Sorcery. Destroy all artifacts and enchantments.
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Rarity – Uncommon
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Set – Murders at Karlov Manor
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Condition – Near Mint Foil
