First printed in Prophecy (2000)
All 5 prints
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Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #243, 2024
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The List (PLST) #UMA-55, 2019
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Ultimate Masters (UMA) #55, 2018
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Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret (DDF) #70, 2010
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Prophecy (PCY) #34, 2000
Foil 


Instant
You may discard an Island card and another card rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.
MTGO price: 8.18 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In the last 30 days 0.4% of Pauper decks played it (7 of 1908). Most played in Dimir Control. In the last 30 days 15.7% of Premodern decks played it (93 of 592). Most played in Stiflenought.
Staple
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Premodern staples:
main deck, 20% of decks (#12)
Blue, Instants, Counterspells
Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Not legal
- Modern Not legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Not legal
- Timeless Not legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Not legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Legal
- PreDH Legal
- Tiny Leaders Not legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Not legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Not legal