Ionize
Instant
GRNGuilds of Ravnica#179rare
"Countermagic is a simple process of breaking matter into its elementary particles."
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
- Illustrator
- Chase Stone
- Found in
- Guilds of Ravnica MTGO Redemption Foil · Guilds of Ravnica MTGO Redemption · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Counter target spell. Ionize deals 2 damage to that spell's controller.
Plays as:
Counterspell
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Rulings
1 · latest Oct 5, 2018
- WotCOct 5, 2018
A spell that can’t be countered is a legal target for Ionize. The spell won’t be countered when Ionize resolves, but Ionize still deals 2 damage to that spell’s controller.