Instant, W (1) Target player skips his or her next combat phase this turn.1 The silence commemorates not those who've died, but those about to.
Illus. Christopher Moeller
10/4/2004: The player skips their next combat phase this turn (if any). If they manage to have two combat phases, then only their next one combat phase is skipped.
10/4/2004: It must be used before the combat phase starts or it has no effect.
10/4/2004: If cast on a player when it is not their turn, it has no effect.