<p>Your opponent will be unable to cast spells for the remainder of the turn.</p>

<p>The ruling on gather for Render Silent confirms this:</p>

<p><a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=369022" rel="nofollow">http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=369022</a></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>A spell that “can’t be countered” is a legal target for Render Silent.
  The spell won’t be countered when Render Silent resolves, but that
  spell’s controller won’t be able to cast spells for the rest of the
  turn.</p>
</blockquote>

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Colin D
<p><strong>No they can not cast spells for the rest of the turn.</strong> </p>

<p>The second part of the spell is a seperate effect from the first.</p>

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Pow-Ian
<p>If I cast <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=render%20silent">render silent</a> targeting <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=abrupt%20decay">abrupt decay</a>, will my opponent still be unable to cast spells for the rest of the turn?</p>

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# Render Silent and Abrupt Decay

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-07-03)

If I cast [render silent](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=render%20silent) targeting [abrupt decay](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=abrupt%20decay), will my opponent still be unable to cast spells for the rest of the turn?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-07-03. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Your opponent will be unable to cast spells for the remainder of the turn.

The ruling on gather for Render Silent confirms this:

<http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=369022>

> A spell that “can’t be countered” is a legal target for Render Silent.
> The spell won’t be countered when Render Silent resolves, but that
> spell’s controller won’t be able to cast spells for the rest of the
> turn.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-07-03. Score: 2

**No they can not cast spells for the rest of the turn.**

The second part of the spell is a seperate effect from the first.


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