Second Guess
Avacyn Restored 74 • uncommon
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Collector number
- 74
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Counter target spell that's the second spell cast this turn.
"I see where you're going with that. I don't like it."— Dierk, geistmage
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Second Guess was released in 2012 as part of the Avacyn Restored set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to conclude the Gothic horror-themed Innistrad block, focusing on the return of the archangel Avacyn to a world besieged by darkness. As an uncommon instant, the card was intended to provide blue-aligned players with a situational counterspell that captured the flavor of the set's tension and uncertainty.
The artwork was commissioned from Karl Kopinski, a prolific illustrator known for his dynamic and textured style within the fantasy gaming industry. Kopinski’s design features a soldier caught in a moment of hesitation, visually representing the card's mechanics of countering an opponent’s spell after the initial action has been declared. The illustration is widely regarded for its expressive brushwork, which fits the brooding, atmospheric aesthetic established throughout the Avacyn Restored expansion.
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About Second Guess
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