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Second Guess

{1}{U}

Instant

AVRAvacyn Restored#74uncommon
Foil

"I see where you're going with that. I don't like it." —Dierk, geistmage

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1067
Illustrator
Karl Kopinski
Found in
Avacyn Restored MTGO Redemption · Avacyn Restored MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
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
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Counter target spell that's the second spell cast this turn.

Plays as: Counterspell

Market · per finishspark updated 2h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+50.0%
$0.06
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.24
$0.11 low$0.03 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.06· across 1 printing

Rulings

3 · latest May 1, 2012 · one tap opens all
  • WotCMay 1, 2012

    It doesn’t matter if the first spell cast that turn has resolved yet or not. It also doesn’t matter how many spells have been cast after the second one, as long as the second spell cast is still on the stack.

  • WotCMay 1, 2012

    Most spells and abilities that copy a spell create that copy on the stack. These copies are not cast and won’t count toward the number of spells cast that turn. However, a few (like Isochron Scepter’s ability) instruct you to copy a spell and “cast the copy.” These spells are cast and will count toward the number of spells cast that turn.

  • WotCMay 1, 2012

    Second Guess can’t be cast unless the spell it targets is the second spell cast this turn.

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