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Disrupting Shoal

{X}{U}{U}

Instant — Arcane

BOKBetrayers of Kamigawa#33rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 3850
Illustrator
Scott M. Fischer
Found in
Betrayers of Kamigawa MTGO Redemption · Betrayers of Kamigawa MTGO Redemption Foil · Betrayers of Kamigawa Booster Pack
Printings2EDHREC rank#10,116
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
You may exile a blue card with mana value X from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Counter target spell if its mana value is X.
Plays as:
Cost AlternativeCounterspellX Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 32m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+9.9%
$14.82
$15.99 low-$0.01 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$140.00
$199.69 low$19.69 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$14.82· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

3 · latest Dec 7, 2018
  • WotCDec 7, 2018

    If a card in your hand has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

  • WotCDec 7, 2018

    If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, include the value chosen for that X when determining the mana value of that spell, even if it was cast for an alternative cost and no mana was spent on X.

  • WotCFeb 1, 2005

    Disrupting Shoal can target any spell, but does nothing unless that spell's mana value is X.