Arcane Denial
Commander Anthology 30 • common
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Collector number
- 30
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $3.55
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 expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 1996, designed as a blue counterspell that forces the caster to sacrifice efficiency for card advantage. By allowing the opponent to draw two cards while the caster draws one, it operates as a unique 'group hug' style interaction, reflecting the set's thematic emphasis on complex trade-offs and political maneuvering during multiplayer games.
The Commander Anthology version, featuring the distinct illustrative work of Mark Zug, was released in 2017 to provide players with a standardized printing for the burgeoning Commander format. Zug’s art, characterized by a sense of foreboding and magical weight, was well-received by players for capturing the card's essence as a calculated risk, cementing its status as a staple for deck-builders seeking to manage board states through selective denial.
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