Spell Snip {2}{U}

Instant

🏷️ Card draw (Instant)🏷️ Instant-speed enabler🏷️ Counterspell

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

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Shards of Alara

English · 2008-10-03

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Shards of Alara (released 2008-10-03), 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: Jul 9, 2026
Scryfall ID: d6870203-ece9-4fe0-912b-2dcf685f3eb0
Oracle ID: cfdae813-7241-4f6c-99f0-c772af34af91
TCGplayer ID: 27810

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