First printed in The Hobbit (2026)
Thranduil's Decree 
Instant
Counter target spell. If a permanent spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost for as long as it remains exiled.
"I have a right to know what brings you here, and if you will not tell me now, I will keep you all in prison until you have learned sense and manners!"
- Illustrated by
- Javier Charro
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders
Rulings (3)
- You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type.
- If the card has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value for X when casting it without paying its mana cost. - Because you're already casting the card using an alternative cost (by casting it without paying its mana cost), you can't pay any other alternative costs for the card, including casting it face down using the morph ability. You can pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hobbit (HOB), Premier Draft | 51.0% | -5.2 | +2.5 | 4094 |
| The Hobbit (HOB), Sealed | 51.9% | -5.3 | +2.7 | 676 |
- 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