Psychic Strike

gtcGatecrash#189common
{1}{U}{B}
Legal in 11 of 23 formats
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Understand this card

Oracle text

Instant

Counter target spell. Its controller mills two cards.

Ability breakdown
Abilities
SpellCounter target spell. Its controller mills two cards.
Rulings
  • WotCJan 24, 2013

    If the target spell is an illegal target when Psychic Strike tries to resolve, Psychic Strike won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. The target’s controller won’t put any cards from the top of their library into their graveyard.

  • WotCJan 24, 2013

    You may target a spell that can’t be countered. When Psychic Strike resolves, the target spell will be unaffected, but its controller will still put the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.

Why you'd run this

Plays as
Self MillCounterspellOpponent Mill

Combos

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Where you can play it

commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Flavor & art
Until more information could be gleaned about Niv-Mizzet's intentions, Lazav took every opportunity to stall his experiments.
Illustrated by
Mathias Kollros
Market & price history
Reference & links
Card details
Artist
Mathias Kollros
Frame
2003
Language
EN
Border
black
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