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Ionize
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Guilds of Ravnica PromosPGRN · #179p
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.45 € · ★ 0.46 € · 0.81 $ · ★ 0.70 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Blue Red
Card text
Counter target spell. Ionize deals 2 damage to that spell's controller.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- 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
- Chase Stone
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2018-10-05
Flavour text
"Countermagic is a simple process of breaking matter into its elementary particles."
Rulings
A spell that can’t be countered is a legal target for Ionize. The spell won’t be countered when Ionize resolves, but Ionize still deals 2 damage to that spell’s controller.
