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Anticognition

{1}{U}

Instant

ZNRZendikar Rising#45common

"I think not." —Flekon the Mindcensor

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 580
Illustrator
Igor Kieryluk
Found in
Zendikar Rising Theme Booster Blue · Zendikar Rising MTGO Redemption Foil · 5 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#12,763
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
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 DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell unless its controller pays {2}. If an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, instead counter that spell, then scry 2.
Plays as:
ScryCounterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 14m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-4.3%
$0.22
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.31
$0.01 low-$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.22· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

5 · latest Sep 25, 2020
  • WotCSep 25, 2020

    An ability that offers a bonus if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard won’t provide additional benefits if more than one opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard. There are also no additional benefits no matter how many cards are in an opponent’s graveyard, as long as there are at least eight.

  • WotCSep 25, 2020

    Anticognition can target a spell that can’t be countered. You’ll still scry 2 if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard.

  • WotCSep 25, 2020

    Anticognition will counter the spell and let you scry 2 if any opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, not just that spell’s controller.

  • WotCSep 25, 2020

    If an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, Anticognition can still target only a creature or planeswalker spell.

  • WotCSep 25, 2020

    In a multiplayer game, once an opponent leaves the game, they won’t be considered for such an effect, no matter how many cards they had in their graveyard before leaving the game.