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Evasive Action {1}{U}

Instant

🏷️ Instant-speed enabler🏷️ Counterspell

Domain — Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each basic land type among lands you control.

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Apocalypse

English · 2001-06-04

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition (released 2010-03-19), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 5d0b4f29-ada4-41d2-8292-b5af537c6fd2
Oracle ID: 4543a99d-eefa-470d-976d-11250524ae28
TCGplayer ID: 7948

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