Statute of Denial
Instant
M15Magic 2015#79common
Foil
"Pyrotechnic activity of any sort is strictly prohibited. It is irrelevant that today is a holiday."
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 896
- Illustrator
- Zoltan Boros
- Found in
- 2015 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 2015 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 4 more
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
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Counter target spell. If you control a blue creature, draw a card, then discard a card.
Plays as: Looting · Counterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 20m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+12.5%
$0.09
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.21
$0.08 low$0.00 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.09as of 2026-07-12
+12.5%
H $0.10L $0.02since Feb 2024$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.21as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.32L $0.15since Feb 2024$0.08
$0.08
$0.000% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.09· across 1 printing
Rulings
1 · latest Jul 18, 2014 · one tap opens all
- WotCJul 18, 2014
Whether you control a blue creature is checked only when Statute of Denial resolves. If you do, drawing and discarding a card is mandatory. You can’t choose to not do it.