First printed in Alliances (1996)
All 20 prints
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Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #149, 2026
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Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #19, 2026
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Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #84, 2026
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Legacy Championship (OLGC) #2023EU, 2023
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Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #284, 2023
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Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #418, 2023
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Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #50, 2023
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #82842, 2020 (digital)
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Double Masters (2XM) #340, 2020
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Double Masters (2XM) #51, 2020
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Amonkhet Invocations (MP2) #14, 2017
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Eternal Masters (EMA) #49, 2016
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Vintage Masters (VMA) #69, 2014 (digital)
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Judge Gift Cards 2014 (J14) #4, 2014
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #43578, 2013 (digital)
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Legacy Championship (OLGC) #2011, 2011
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Masters Edition (ME1) #33, 2007 (digital)
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World Championship Decks 1997 (WC97) #jk28, 1997
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World Championship Decks 1997 (WC97) #pm28, 1997
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Alliances (ALL) #28, 1996
Instant
You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.
- Illustrated by
- Terese Nielsen
Legality
- Banned in
- Historic, Premodern, Duel Commander, Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as the alternative cost of Force of Will), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. Force of Will's mana value is always 5, no matter what you paid to cast it.
Prices
MTGO price: 13.49 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Premier Draft | 56.6% | +1.2 | +4.5 | 975 |
- 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
