Arcane Denial
Alliances 22b • common
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 22b
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Richard Kane Ferguson
- Market price
- $3.15
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 was first released in the 1996 expansion set Alliances, a release that significantly expanded the strategic depth of Magic: The Gathering by introducing complex card-draw mechanics and unique counterspells. The card was designed as a democratic form of stack interaction, offering a powerful counter-effect at the cost of providing the opponent with card advantage, a trade-off that has made it a staple in multiplayer and Commander formats for decades.
The artwork for this version was illustrated by Quinton Hoover, a prolific artist whose distinct, flowing style became synonymous with the early visual identity of the game. Hoover’s illustration captured the essence of magical negation through ethereal, swirling forms, perfectly complementing the card's mechanical balance of power and compromise, and cementing its status as an iconic piece of fantasy illustration within the trading card community.
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