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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Magic Online PromosPRM · #90204
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- Price unavailable
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Blue Red
Card text
Counter target spell. You may cast a spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- 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
- Olena Richards
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2002-06-24
Rulings
If a spell with in its mana cost is countered this way, is the value chosen as the spell was cast.
If the spell you cast has in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X.
If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
If you target a spell that can’t be countered, like Heated Debate, you won’t counter the spell, but you will get to cast a spell with an equal or lesser mana value.
This can be used to cast either face of a modal double-faced card, but only if the face you are casting has an equal or lesser mana value than the target spell.
