Psychic Strike
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
GatecrashGTC · #189
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.21 € · ★ 0.60 € · 0.29 $ · ★ 0.78 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Blue Black
Card text
Counter target spell. Its controller mills two cards.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Mathias Kollros
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2013-02-01
Flavour text
Until more information could be gleaned about Niv-Mizzet's intentions, Lazav took every opportunity to stall his experiments.
Rulings
If the target spell is an illegal target when Psychic Strike tries to resolve, Psychic Strike won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. The target’s controller won’t put any cards from the top of their library into their graveyard.
You may target a spell that can’t be countered. When Psychic Strike resolves, the target spell will be unaffected, but its controller will still put the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.