Defabricate
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- The Brothers' War #45 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.18 USD
Choose one —
• Counter target artifact or enchantment spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
• Counter target activated or triggered ability.
Defabricate has 1 printing, first in The Brothers' War (2022). EDHREC ranks it #6,558 among Commander cards. It appears most in Baral, Chief of Compliance decks (1,575 on EDHREC). It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Defabricate most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Baral, Chief of Compliance: 1,575 decks
- Riku of Many Paths: 952 decks
- Urza, Lord Protector: 248 decks
- Lord of Tresserhorn: 247 decks
- Kira, Great Glass-Spinner: 22 decks
- Ertai, Wizard Adept: 20 decks
- The Caretaker: 16 decks
- Rikala, Homarid King: 14 decks
Often played with Defabricate
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]."
- : Turn-based actions and special actions like the normal card draw, combat damage, or turning a face-down creature face up can't be targeted. Mana abilities also can't be targeted.
- : The last mode can target delayed triggered abilities. Notably, it can target the delayed triggered ability that exiles an unearthed permanent at the beginning of the next end step. If that delayed triggered ability is countered, the unearthed permanent remains on the battlefield indefinitely. It will still be exiled, however, if it would die or otherwise leave the battlefield for any other reason.
- : Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as equip and unearth) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.