Arcane Denial
Wilds of Eldraine Commander 84 • common
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine Commander
- Collector number
- 84
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Xi Zhang
- Market price
- $3.07
What it does
Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Arcane Denial first appeared in the Alliances set in 1996 as an unconventional counterspell that offered the opponent card advantage in exchange for a low mana cost. It has since become a staple in the Commander format due to its versatility, allowing players to neutralize threats while smoothing out the game state through group-hug mechanics. Its inclusion in the Wilds of Eldraine Commander set reflects its enduring utility as a flexible answer in multiplayer settings.
The version from Wilds of Eldraine features new artwork by Xi Zhang, who departed from the classic stylistic representations of the card to embrace the whimsical, storybook aesthetic characteristic of the Eldraine plane. Zhang’s illustration captures the ethereal nature of the spell’s effect, grounding a mechanical staple in the thematic visual language of the set, which emphasizes fairy tales and enchanted landscapes.
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