MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #31

Arcane Denial

DIGITAL ONLY

me1·#31·common·foil

Illus. Richard Kane Ferguson

View concept →

—

in vault

—

for trade

—

wishlisted

Sep '07

19 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #56 · Format staple

Variants

Foil$0.30

Nonfoil$0.30

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2007-09-16wotc

The controller of the countered spell doesn't choose how many cards to draw until the relevant ability resolves. The player may draw 0, 1, or 2 cards. They choose the number before drawing any cards.

Context

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME1 — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #31 of *Masters Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2007 Masters Edition 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).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #56 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Richard Kane Ferguson. Rarix catalogs 283 other cards credited to this artist.