Arcane Denial
Alliances 22a • common
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 22a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Richard Kane Ferguson
- Market price
- $3.10
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 released in 1996 as part of the Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Created during a period of experimentation for the game, the card was designed to offer players a more nuanced approach to countermagic. By allowing an opponent to draw two cards while the caster draws one, it introduced a trade-off mechanism that balanced its low mana cost against the card advantage conceded to the rival player.
The card’s distinct visual identity is attributed to artist Richard Kane Ferguson. Known for his painterly and often ethereal style, Ferguson’s illustration for Arcane Denial features a swirling, mystical composition that reflects the card's theme of magical cancellation. Within the community, the artwork is frequently cited as a quintessential example of the aesthetic shift that occurred during the mid-nineties, moving away from more literal interpretations toward the abstract, high-fantasy style that came to define the era.
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