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Negate

First printed in Morningtide (2008)

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Negate

Instant

Counter target noncreature spell.

Masters of the arcane savor a delicious irony. Their study of deep and complex arcana leads to such a simple end: the ability to say merely yes or no.

Illustrated by
Jeremy Jarvis

Legality

Ruling (1)

  • A "creature spell" is any spell with the creature type, even if it has other types such as artifact or enchantment.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Standard In 711 of 4360 decks (16.3%), most in UR (unclassified)

Staple: sideboard, 17% of decks (#10) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
16.3%
▼ 6.2 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 22.4% 17 Aug: 10.5% 24 Aug: 10.0% 31 Aug: 10.1% 7 Sep: 10.9% 14 Sep: 12.6% 21 Sep: 14.7% 28 Sep: 9.6% 5 Oct: 18.1% 12 Oct: 24.2% 19 Oct: 22.7% 26 Oct: 15.5%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
711
64 main, 673 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.1
in the main deck
Win rate
58%
112 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug22.4%
17 Aug10.5%
24 Aug10.0%
31 Aug10.1%
7 Sep10.9%
14 Sep12.6%
21 Sep14.7%
28 Sep9.6%
5 Oct18.1%
12 Oct24.2%
19 Oct22.7%
26 Oct15.5%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UR (unclassified) 12.2% 17%
Dimir Midrange 9.5% 37%
UB (unclassified) 6.3% 48%
WUBR (unclassified) 4.1% 34%
Azorius Control 4.0% 39%
Jeskai Artifacts 3.3% 42%
WU (unclassified) 2.9% 8%
UBR (unclassified) 2.1% 7%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Consult the Star Charts83%9.7
Stock Up81%6.8
Hallowed Fountain80%5.0
Day of Judgment75%9.7
Gloomlake Verge75%3.9
No More Lies73%11.5
Mistrise Village69%13.3
Steam Vents69%3.1
Tablet of Discovery67%10.8
Stormcarved Coast67%6.2
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
UB
peter780108 in Standard Challenge 32
9-0
100%
Dimir Midrange
Ale_Mtg in Standard Championship Week Finals
10-1
91%
WUBR
B-Carp in Standard Challenge 32
9-1
90%
Dimir Midrange
Pafru in Standard Challenge 16
8-1
89%
Dimir Midrange
MattTumavitch13 in Standard Challenge 32
8-1
89%
WUBR
MarcoBelacca95 in Standard Challenge 16
8-1
89%
UB
_IlNano_ in Standard Challenge 16
8-1
89%
Jeskai Artifacts
InalienableDreamless in Standard Challenge 32
8-1
89%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Dimir Midrange
Strongmind,
1 side #12
of 187
6-2
Dimir Midrange
ls149950,
1 side #15
of 187
6-2
UB
sedotwc,
1 side #25
of 187
6-2
UB
Bradykiesling13,
1 side #27
of 187
5-3
Dimir Midrange
Arianne,
1 main
1 side
#5 (top 8)
of 44
5-2
UB
marcofabrizi,
1 side #8 (top 8)
of 44
4-3
Dimir Midrange
EdgarB,
1 side #17
of 44
3-3
Dimir Midrange
Arianne,
1 main
1 side
5-0

Pauper In 162 of 5456 decks (3.0%), most in Mono-Blue Terror

Staple: sideboard, 3% of decks (#44) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
3.0%
▼ 1.5 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 1.1% 17 Aug: 1.9% 24 Aug: 2.0% 31 Aug: 4.2% 7 Sep: 3.5% 14 Sep: 3.6% 21 Sep: 3.8% 28 Sep: 2.4% 5 Oct: 3.3% 12 Oct: 2.3% 19 Oct: 5.2% 26 Oct: 1.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
163
52 main, 131 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.4
in the main deck
Win rate
51%
16 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug1.1%
17 Aug1.9%
24 Aug2.0%
31 Aug4.2%
7 Sep3.5%
14 Sep3.6%
21 Sep3.8%
28 Sep2.4%
5 Oct3.3%
12 Oct2.3%
19 Oct5.2%
26 Oct1.3%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Mono-Blue Terror 8.2% 0%
Monster Tron 4.9% 0%
Grixis Affinity 3.8% 10%
Dimir Control 3.2% 1%
Bogles 3.0% 2%
Jeskai Ephemerate 2.5% 1%
Esper Affinity 1.7% 8%
UWx Familiars 1.3% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Lórien Revealed98%4.0
Azorius Chancery92%70.3
Sunscape Familiar92%70.3
God-Pharaoh's Faithful92%69.4
Snap92%31.8
Archaeomancer92%20.4
Ephemerate92%17.5
Mulldrifter92%15.8
Preordain92%10.6
Ghostly Flicker88%26.7
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Grixis Affinity
Jhonny Gutierrez Manzon in Pauper-dum 25K
5-1
83%
Altar Tron
Carreaux baptiste in Masters
4-1
80%
UWx Familiars
ChaoticMTG in Pauper Challenge 16
7-2
78%
UWx Familiars
TSPJendrek in Pauper Challenge 32
7-2
78%
UWx Familiars
TSPJendrek in Pauper Challenge 16
6-2
75%
UWx Familiars
ChaoticMTG in Pauper Challenge 16
6-2
75%
UWx Familiars
MTGAsucks in Pauper Challenge 32
5-2
71%
Rainbow Elves
JhonnySeJugar in Pauper Challenge 32
5-2
71%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Rainbow Elves
Raketa,
4 side 5-0
Rainbow Elves
Boquinha,
1 side 5-0
Bogles
Gersaker11,
3 side 5-0
UWx Familiars
saidin.raken,
2 side 5-0
Rainbow Elves
Boquinha,
1 side 5-0
UWx Familiars
TSPJendrek,
3 main
1 side
#11
of 55
4-2
UWx Familiars
ChaoticMTG,
2 main #27
of 55
3-3
Grixis Affinity
Pafru,
1 side #32
of 55
2-3

Pioneer In 61 of 2068 decks (2.9%), most in UR (unclassified)

Share of decks
2.9%
▲ 0.5 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 1.2% 24 Aug: 2.1% 31 Aug: 3.1% 7 Sep: 3.6% 14 Sep: 4.1% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 2.7% 5 Oct: 2.2% 12 Oct: 6.2% 19 Oct: 3.6% 26 Oct: 9.2%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
61
21 main, 41 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.9
in the main deck
Win rate
62%
19 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug1.2%
24 Aug2.1%
31 Aug3.1%
7 Sep3.6%
14 Sep4.1%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep2.7%
5 Oct2.2%
12 Oct6.2%
19 Oct3.6%
26 Oct9.2%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UR (unclassified) 24.8% 1%
Golgari Midrange 14.9% 0%
UB (unclassified) 6.0% 2%
WUBRG (unclassified) 2.9% 33%
WUR (unclassified) 2.6% 37%
URG (unclassified) 1.8% 38%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Make Disappear90%85.1
Mirrex90%78.0
Deduce90%50.6
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers90%46.8
Indomitable Creativity90%43.5
Volcanic Spite90%40.7
Great Hall of the Biblioplex90%27.5
Sunken Citadel90%17.3
Fountainport90%16.7
Stormcarved Coast90%13.8
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
WUBRG
gazmon48 in Pioneer Challenge 16
7-1
88%
WUR
Mathilde8 in Pioneer Challenge 16
7-1
88%
WUBRG
VampireDiaries in Pioneer Challenge 16
7-1
88%
URG
Wall_pushing in Pioneer Challenge 16
6-1
86%
WUR
AlexanderRosdahl in Pioneer Showcase Challenge
8-2
80%
WUBRG
Tinker147 in Pioneer RC Super Qualifier
7-2
78%
URG
Wall_pushing in Pioneer Challenge 32
7-2
78%
URG
Wall_pushing in Pioneer Challenge 16
6-2
75%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WUBRG
gazmon48,
2 main #3 (top 8)
of 35
7-1
Golgari Midrange
Mathilde8,
2 side #6 (top 8)
of 35
4-3
URG
WestvalePreacher,
1 main #12
of 35
4-2
WUBRG
walrusmadness,
2 main #16
of 35
3-3
UB
ScreenwriterNY,
1 main
1 side
#26
of 35
1-2
URG
Wall_pushing,
1 side #27
of 35
1-2
WUBRG
Tinker147,
2 main #5 (top 8)
of 160
7-2
WUBRG
Tinker147,
2 main #16
of 48
4-2

Commander In 139 of 15406 decks (0.9%), most in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Share of decks
0.9%
not enough history for the previous period vs previous 90 days
17 Aug: 0.6% 24 Aug: 1.2% 31 Aug: 0.8% 7 Sep: 0.5% 14 Sep: 1.0% 21 Sep: 2.1% 28 Sep: 1.0% 5 Oct: 0.7% 12 Oct: 0.7% 19 Oct: 0.6% 26 Oct: 0.8%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
139
139 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
18%
29 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug–
17 Aug0.6%
24 Aug1.2%
31 Aug0.8%
7 Sep0.5%
14 Sep1.0%
21 Sep2.1%
28 Sep1.0%
5 Oct0.7%
12 Oct0.7%
19 Oct0.6%
26 Oct0.8%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy 7.5% 1%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver 3.2% 0%
Vivi Ornitier 2.3% 2%
Crystal, Inhuman Princess 1.9% 0%
Ral, Monsoon Mage 1.9% 1%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful 1.8% 0%
Kefka, Court Mage 1.2% 2%
Marneus Calgar 0.8% 2%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring98%1.0
Arcane Signet94%1.4
Command Tower89%1.0
Counterspell65%27.6
Exotic Orchard65%1.7
Fellwar Stone52%1.5
An Offer You Can't Refuse50%1.1
Arcane Denial45%24.2
Mystic Remora40%0.6
Rhystic Study37%0.6
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
Redza Arbee in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K
4-2
67%
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Samuel Teoh in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K
3-2
60%
Marneus Calgar
Ricardo Contreras in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede La Serena
2-3
40%
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
Aaron Werlinger in Mortal-Kraumbat
2-3
40%
Mairsil, the Pretender
Jamie Tan in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K
1-4
20%
Rootha, Mastering the Moment
Tan Tin Kian (TK) in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K
1-4
20%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Andrew Catano in Gem State CEDH: Anime ID
1-4
20%
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Daniel Johnston in BATTLE BY THE BAY - 26 - Green Bay, WI USA
1-4
20%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
The Emperor of Palamecia
Nenotzka,
1 main #2 (top 8)
of 18
2-2
Kenrith, the Returned King
eduardo roman macia,
1 main #1 (top 8)
of 28
2-0
Francisco, Fowl Marauder + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
ruchi99,
1 main #3 (top 8)
of 28
1-1
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
joaquim cabello fabregat,
1 main #23
of 28
0-2
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Glen Fox,
1 main #9
of 16
0-3
Leonardo, the Balance + Michelangelo, the Heart
McKinley Abbott,
1 main #10
of 16
1-2
Tony Stark
1996 HONDA ACCORD,
1 main #46
of 59
0-3
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Daniel Johnston,
1 main #48
of 59
0-4

Duel Commander In 2 of 453 decks (0.4%), most in Glarb, Calamity's Augur

Share of decks
0.4%
▲ 0.4 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 0.0% 31 Aug: 0.0% 7 Sep: 2.7% 14 Sep: 2.7% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 0.0% 5 Oct: 0.0% 12 Oct: 0.0% 19 Oct: 0.0% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
2
2 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug0.0%
31 Aug0.0%
7 Sep2.7%
14 Sep2.7%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep0.0%
5 Oct0.0%
12 Oct0.0%
19 Oct0.0%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Glarb, Calamity's Augur 2.6% 8%
Elminster 1.3% 17%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No results yet.

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Elminster
DominoMTG,
1 main 5-0
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
DominoMTG,
1 main 5-0

Vintage In 6 of 2004 decks (0.3%), most in White Initiative

Share of decks
0.3%
▲ 0.3 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 2.5% 31 Aug: 0.0% 7 Sep: 0.8% 14 Sep: 0.0% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 0.0% 5 Oct: 0.0% 12 Oct: 0.0% 19 Oct: 0.0% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
6
6 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.2
in the main deck
Win rate
49%
1 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug2.5%
31 Aug0.0%
7 Sep0.8%
14 Sep0.0%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep0.0%
5 Oct0.0%
12 Oct0.0%
19 Oct0.0%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
White Initiative 11.0% 0%
Breach Storm 5.3% 1%
UBR (unclassified) 4.6% 1%
Mono-Blue (unclassified) 2.4% 2%
WU (unclassified) 1.2% 4%
UR (unclassified) 0.4% 13%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring83%1.5
Frantic Search67%223.0
Counterspell67%74.3
Command Tower67%32.6
Arcane Signet67%30.4
Mystical Tutor67%17.2
Brainstorm67%2.5
Flow State67%2.1
Flooded Strand67%1.6
Polluted Delta67%1.5
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Breach Storm
Antonio Schettino Alba in Bracket 3 1v1 20K
5-0
100%
White Initiative
ravidel85 in Vintage Challenge 32
3-3
50%
UBR
Ruben Gutierrez in Bracket 3 1v1 20K
2-3
40%
UR
Alain Lopez Garcia in Bracket 3 1v1 20K
2-4
33%
WU
Octavio Tomás Franco Baque in Bracket 3 1v1 20K
1-4
20%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
White Initiative
ravidel85,
2 main #20
of 46
3-3
Breach Storm
Antonio Schettino Alba,
1 main #2 (top 8)
of 76
5-0
UBR
Ruben Gutierrez,
1 main #46
of 76
2-3
UR
Alain Lopez Garcia,
1 main #56
of 76
2-4
Mono-Blue
Jorge Armando Castillo Angeles,
1 main #65
of 76
1-3
WU
Octavio Tomás Franco Baque,
1 main #68
of 76
1-4

Modern In 1 of 9400 decks (0.0%), most in Ruby Storm

Share of decks
0.0%
= vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 0.0% 31 Aug: 0.0% 7 Sep: 0.0% 14 Sep: 0.0% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 0.0% 5 Oct: 0.0% 12 Oct: 0.0% 19 Oct: 0.2% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
0 main, 1 sideboard
Avg. copies
–
in the main deck
Win rate
67%
0 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug0.0%
31 Aug0.0%
7 Sep0.0%
14 Sep0.0%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep0.0%
5 Oct0.0%
12 Oct0.0%
19 Oct0.2%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Ruby Storm 3.4% 0%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Ruby Storm
Sunbird17 in Modern Challenge 32
4-2
67%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Ruby Storm
Sunbird17,
1 side #10
of 44
4-2

Limited On MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Negate in Limited
Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT), Premier Draft 49.1% -7.7 +2.6 1052
March of the Machine (MOM), Premier Draft 52.8% -2.0 +0.8 12046
March of the Machine (MOM), Sealed 56.3% +0.9 +3.1 597
Dominaria United (DMU), Premier Draft 55.2% -1.3 +1.1 20099
Dominaria United (DMU), Sealed 52.3% -3.9 -1.9 899
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen