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◇ Catalog #6

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DIGITAL ONLY

aa3·#6·common·nonfoil

Illus. Jeff Laubenstein

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wishlisted

Sep '25

11 mo ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #10,956 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2008-10-01wotc

Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from AA3 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #6 of *Arena Anthology 3*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2025 Arena Anthology 3 release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Cycling.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #10,956 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jeff Laubenstein. Rarix catalogs 71 other cards credited to this artist.