Intervene
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Urza's LegacyULG · #33
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.27 € · ★ 4.13 € · 0.31 $ · ★ 8.19 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Counter target spell that targets a creature.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Heather Hudson
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1999-02-15
Flavour text
"At first I simply observed. But I found that without investment in others, life serves no purpose." —Karn, silver golem
Rulings
If a spell is modal, use the target(s) of the current mode only for this check. Targets for the other modes are never selected.
If the spell’s target leaves the battlefield before this spell resolves, Intervene won’t resolve since it no longer targets a spell that targets a creature.
Intervene can only target a spell that is currently targeting a creature.
It means “targeting at least one creature” not “exactly one creature”.