Arcane Denial

Instant

Arcane Denial

Name: Arcane Denial
Brand: Magic: The Gathering
SKU: SOC-187

Instant

Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)·#187·common·Apr 24, 2026

Card Text

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.

Card Details

Mana Value: 2
Colors: Blue
Color Identity: Blue
EDHREC Rank: #56

Features

Format Legalities

Duel

Brawl

Penny

Predh

Future

Legacy

Modern

Pauper

Alchemy

Pioneer

Vintage

Historic

Standard

Timeless

Commander

Gladiator

Oldschool

Premodern

Oathbreaker

Standardbrawl

Paupercommander

Legal

Not Legal

Banned

Restricted

Market Prices

USD

—

USD Foil

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EUR

3,50 €

EUR Foil

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Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket

Price History (30d)

All Printings (98)

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)	#187	common	en	Xi Zhang	—	—
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)	#2489	rare	en	Lee Woo-chul	$5.75	$4.32
The List (PLST)	#OTC-89	common	en	Xi Zhang	$2.53	—
Aetherdrift Commander (DRC)	#70	common	en	Xi Zhang	$2.07	—
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)	#110	common	en	Xi Zhang	$2.09	—
Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C)	#176	common	en	Xi Zhang	$2.20	—
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)	#89	common	en	Xi Zhang	$3.11	—
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)	#1545	rare	en	Graham Yarrington	$17.31	—
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)	#1545★	rare	en	Graham Yarrington	—	$15.88
Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC)	#84	common	en	Xi Zhang	$3.32	—
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC)	#184	common	en	Daarken	$3.38	—
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)	#102	common	en	Xi Zhang	$2.44	—
Magic Online Promos (PRM)	#86130	common	en	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#393	common	en	Xi Zhang	$2.81	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#630	common	en	Xi Zhang	$6.24	$10.64
The List (PLST)	#CMA-30	common	en	Mark Zug	$2.50	—
Masters 25 (A25)	#41	common	en	Xi Zhang	$2.11	$4.08
Commander Anthology (CMA)	#30	common	en	Mark Zug	$2.57	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#83	common	en	Mark Zug	$2.56	—
Commander 2013 (C13)	#28	common	en	Mark Zug	$2.22	—
Masters Edition (ME1)	#31	common	en	Richard Kane Ferguson	—	—
Alliances (ALL)	#22b	common	en	Richard Kane Ferguson	$3.80	—
Alliances (ALL)	#22a	common	en	Richard Kane Ferguson	$2.85	—
Aetherdrift Commander (DRC)	#70	common	de	Xi Zhang	—	—
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)	#110	common	de	Xi Zhang	—	—
Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C)	#176	common	de	Xi Zhang	—	—
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)	#89	common	de	Xi Zhang	—	—
Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC)	#84	common	de	Xi Zhang	—	—
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC)	#184	common	de	Daarken	—	—
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)	#102	common	de	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#630	common	de	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#393	common	de	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#83	common	de	Mark Zug	—	—
Commander 2013 (C13)	#28	common	de	Mark Zug	—	—
Alliances (ALL)	#22b	common	de	Richard Kane Ferguson	—	—
Alliances (ALL)	#22a	common	de	Richard Kane Ferguson	—	—
Aetherdrift Commander (DRC)	#70	common	es	Xi Zhang	—	—
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)	#110	common	es	Xi Zhang	—	—
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)	#89	common	es	Xi Zhang	—	—
Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC)	#84	common	es	Xi Zhang	—	—
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC)	#184	common	es	Daarken	—	—
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)	#102	common	es	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#393	common	es	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#83	common	es	Mark Zug	—	—
Commander 2013 (C13)	#28	common	es	Mark Zug	—	—
Alliances (ALL)	#22a	common	es	Richard Kane Ferguson	—	—
Alliances (ALL)	#22b	common	es	Richard Kane Ferguson	—	—
Aetherdrift Commander (DRC)	#70	common	fr	Xi Zhang	—	—
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)	#110	common	fr	Xi Zhang	—	—
Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C)	#176	common	fr	Xi Zhang	—	—
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)	#89	common	fr	Xi Zhang	—	—
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC)	#184	common	fr	Daarken	—	—
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)	#102	common	fr	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#630	common	fr	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#393	common	fr	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#83	common	fr	Mark Zug	—	—
Commander 2013 (C13)	#28	common	fr	Mark Zug	—	—
Alliances (ALL)	#22b	common	fr	Richard Kane Ferguson	—	—
Alliances (ALL)	#22a	common	fr	Richard Kane Ferguson	—	—
Aetherdrift Commander (DRC)	#70	common	it	Xi Zhang	—	—
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)	#110	common	it	Xi Zhang	—	—
Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC)	#84	common	it	Xi Zhang	—	—
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC)	#184	common	it	Daarken	—	—
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)	#102	common	it	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#393	common	it	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#83	common	it	Mark Zug	—	—
Commander 2013 (C13)	#28	common	it	Mark Zug	—	—
Alliances (ALL)	#22b	common	it	Richard Kane Ferguson	—	—
Alliances (ALL)	#22a	common	it	Richard Kane Ferguson	—	—
Final Fantasy Regional Promos (RFIN)フェイタリズム	#J2	rare	ja	Mikio Masuda	$13.22	$62.26
Aetherdrift Commander (DRC)	#70	common	ja	Xi Zhang	—	—
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)	#110	common	ja	Xi Zhang	—	—
Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C)	#176	common	ja	Xi Zhang	—	—
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)	#89	common	ja	Xi Zhang	—	—
Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC)	#84	common	ja	Xi Zhang	—	—
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC)	#184	common	ja	Daarken	—	—
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)	#102	common	ja	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#630	common	ja	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#393	common	ja	Xi Zhang	—	—
Masters 25 (A25)	#41	common	ja	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#83	common	ja	Mark Zug	—	—
Commander 2013 (C13)	#28	common	ja	Mark Zug	—	—
Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC)	#84	common	pt	Xi Zhang	—	—
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC)	#184	common	pt	Daarken	—	—
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)	#102	common	pt	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#393	common	pt	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#83	common	pt	Mark Zug	—	—
Alliances (ALL)	#22b	common	pt	Richard Kane Ferguson	—	—
Alliances (ALL)	#22a	common	pt	Richard Kane Ferguson	—	—
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)	#102	common	ru	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#393	common	ru	Xi Zhang	—	—
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)	#89	common	zhs	Xi Zhang	—	—
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)	#102	common	zhs	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#393	common	zhs	Xi Zhang	—	—
Masters 25 (A25)	#41	common	zhs	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander 2016 (C16)	#83	common	zhs	Mark Zug	—	—
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)	#102	common	zht	Xi Zhang	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#393	common	zht	Xi Zhang	—	—

Official Rulings (1)

wotc·Sep 16, 2007

The controller of the countered spell doesn't choose how many cards to draw until the relevant ability resolves. The player may draw 0, 1, or 2 cards. They choose the number before drawing any cards.