Ionize
Instant
GRNGuilds of Ravnica#179rare
Foil
"Countermagic is a simple process of breaking matter into its elementary particles."
- 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
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Counter target spell. Ionize deals 2 damage to that spell's controller.
Plays as: Counterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 11h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-2.6%
$0.38
$0.14 low$0.06 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.88
$0.57 low$0.12 gap
Finish
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Rulings
1 · latest Oct 5, 2018 · one tap opens all
- 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.