Anticognition

Mana cost: {1}{U}
Type: Instant
Set: Zendikar Rising #45 (common)
Price: $0.20 USD

Counter target creature or planeswalker spell unless its controller pays {2}. If an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, instead counter that spell, then scry 2.

Anticognition has 1 printing, first in Zendikar Rising (2020). EDHREC ranks it #12,906 among Commander cards. It appears most in Matoya, Archon Elder decks (134 on EDHREC). It has 5 official rulings.

Legality

commander: legal
legacy: legal
vintage: legal
pauper: legal
modern: legal
pioneer: legal
standard: not legal
brawl: legal

Commanders that run Anticognition most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

Often played with Anticognition

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

Rulings

2020-09-25: Anticognition will counter the spell and let you scry 2 if any opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, not just that spell’s controller.
2020-09-25: In a multiplayer game, once an opponent leaves the game, they won’t be considered for such an effect, no matter how many cards they had in their graveyard before leaving the game.
2020-09-25: An ability that offers a bonus if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard won’t provide additional benefits if more than one opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard. There are also no additional benefits no matter how many cards are in an opponent’s graveyard, as long as there are at least eight.
2020-09-25: Anticognition can target a spell that can’t be countered. You’ll still scry 2 if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard.
2020-09-25: If an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, Anticognition can still target only a creature or planeswalker spell.

Printings

Zendikar Rising #45