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Magic: The GatheringLegends#203

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Magic: The Gathering

Mana cost

LegendsLEG · #203

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Common
Indicative price: 0.85 € · 0.55 $
Mana value: 1
Colour: Green

Card text

Counter target activated ability from an artifact source. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
OldschoolLegal
PauperLegal
PaupercommanderLegal
PredhLegal
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: Liz Danforth
Card language: English
Release date: 1994-06-01

Flavour text

"How dull it is to pause, to make an end,/ To rust unburnished, not to shine in use,/ As though to breathe were life!" —Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Ulysses"

Rulings

2004-10-04

Can’t be used on mana abilities because they don’t use the stack. They’ve already resolved by the time you get priority.

2016-06-08

Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.