Countermand
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Journey into Nyx #33 (common)
- Price
- $0.07 USD
Counter target spell. Its controller mills four cards.
Countermand has 1 printing, first in Journey into Nyx (2014). EDHREC ranks it #14,474 among Commander cards. It appears most in Bruvac the Grandiloquent decks (596 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Countermand most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent: 596 decks
- Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker: 130 decks
- Szadek, Lord of Secrets: 16 decks
- Zellix, Sanity Flayer: 14 decks
- Ambassador Laquatus: 12 decks
- Master Pakku: 6 decks
- Chameleon, Master of Disguise: 2 decks
- Spock, Logical Choice: 1 decks
Often played with Countermand
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You may target a spell that can't be countered with Countermand. If you do, when Countermand resolves, the target spell won't be countered, but its controller will still put the top four cards of their library into their graveyard.
- : If the target spell is an illegal target when Countermand tries to resolve, Countermand won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. The target's controller won't put any cards from the top of their library into their graveyard.