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Double Negative

{U}{U}{R}

Instant

ARBAlara Reborn#87uncommon
Foil

They feared each other for their differences but were absolutely terrified at their similarities.

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 711
Illustrator
Paolo Parente
Found in
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Printings1
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Counter up to two target spells.
Market · per finishspark updated 11h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-3.8%
$0.25
$0.14 low$0.13 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.88
$0.35 low$0.15 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.25· across 1 printing

Rulings

3 · latest May 1, 2009 · one tap opens all
  • WotCMay 1, 2009

    In order to counter two target spells, both of those spells must be on the stack at the time you cast Double Negative. Two spells can be on the stack at the same time as the result of an ability (such as cascade or replicate), as the result of a copy effect (such as the one from Cloven Casting or Twincast), or because a spell has been cast in response to another spell.

  • WotCMay 1, 2009

    It’s unusual for a player to cast a spell in response to their own spell, and that will be specifically called out when it happens. Under normal circumstances, if a player casts a spell, it is assumed that the player passes priority afterward. If that player casts another spell, it is assumed that each other player has also passed priority, which caused the first spell to resolve and the first player to receive priority again. Unless the first player says otherwise, only one spell will be on the stack at a time in that scenario.

  • WotCMay 1, 2009

    You may cast Double Negative with no targets, one target, or two targets.