MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #18

Negate

sta·#18·uncommon·showcase

Illus. Dominik Mayer

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Apr '21

5 yr ago

Value

$3.82+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.92 · low $2.66

NM$2.82

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.61–$2.98modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.10low $0.04range 12650.0%n 141

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #53 · Format staple

Variants

Showcase$2.82

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target noncreature spell.

"Shatter your opponent's spell with enough force, and you'll shatter their confidence with it." —*Tome of Obstructions*, marginalia

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2026-01-27wotc

A "creature spell" is any spell with the creature type, even if it has other types such as artifact or enchantment.

2024-11-08wotc

A "creature spell" is any spell with the creature type, even if it has other types such as artifact or enchantment.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $2.82. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $5.10 across 141 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from STA — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #18 of *Strixhaven Mystical Archive*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2021 Strixhaven Mystical Archive release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #53 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Dominik Mayer. Rarix catalogs 423 other cards credited to this artist.