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Thwart {2}{U}{U}

Instant

🏷️ Instant-speed enabler🏷️ Counterspell

You may return three Islands you control to their owner's hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Counter target spell.

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Mercadian Masques

English · 1999-10-04

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this print is from The List, which is not part of standard constructed formats.

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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: c12a0717-e9ea-4be3-a29f-179671ed4489
Oracle ID: 615a149a-2869-4b18-bbbe-9ec1825049d7
TCGplayer ID: 6735

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