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Summoner's Bane

{2}{U}{U}

Instant

ZENZendikar#71uncommon

"I don't need to have the perfect plan. My foe just has to have an imperfect one." —Jace Beleren

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1067
Illustrator
Cyril Van Der Haegen
Found in
Zendikar MTGO Redemption Foil · Zendikar MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings2EDHREC rank#23,312
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

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

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Counter target creature spell. Create a 2/2 blue Illusion creature token.
Plays as:
CounterspellCreature Token Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-12.5%
$0.07
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil-11.1%
$0.40
$0.25 low$0.17 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.07· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

2 · latest Oct 1, 2009
  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    If the targeted spell is an illegal target by the time Summoner’s Bane resolves, the entire spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t get a creature token.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    You get the token creature, not the controller of the creature spell.