Stubborn Denial
- Mana cost
- {U}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop #8500 (rare)
Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}.
Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead.
Stubborn Denial has 2 printings, first in Khans of Tarkir (2014). EDHREC ranks it #1,537 among Commander cards. It appears most in The Ur-Dragon decks (6,976 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Stubborn Denial most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- The Ur-Dragon: 6,976 decks
- Eshki, Temur's Roar: 6,316 decks
- Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm: 4,526 decks
- Ureni of the Unwritten: 3,352 decks
- Hakbal of the Surging Soul: 1,805 decks
- Eshki Dragonclaw: 1,653 decks
- Hashaton, Scarab's Fist: 1,565 decks
- Animar, Soul of Elements: 1,513 decks
Often played with Stubborn Denial
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Some ferocious abilities that appear on instants and sorceries use the word “instead.” These spells have an upgraded effect if you control a creature with power 4 or greater as they resolve. For these, you only get the upgraded effect, not both effects.
- : Ferocious abilities of instants and sorceries that don’t use the word “instead” will provide an additional effect if you control a creature with power 4 or greater as they resolve.