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Refute
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Refute

common · Instant · Foundations
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$0.22
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$0.28
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Oracle Text

Counter target spell. Draw a card, then discard a card.

Card Details

-/-Power / Toughness
{1}{U}{U}Mana Cost
1Prints

Character Background

Refute is a clean, classic piece of blue interaction that fits best in tempo and control shells, with a small but real nod toward combo decks that need to buy a turn while filtering toward a key piece. At three mana, it is not the cheapest counterspell, so its strength lies less in efficiency and more in flexibility: you stop the opponent’s most important spell while smoothing your own hand by drawing and then discarding. That makes it especially useful in decks that care about graveyard setup, like those packing flashback, delve, threshold-style payoffs, or reanimation tools, since the discard can become an asset rather than a cost. In gameplay, hold it for high-impact turns rather than low-value exchanges, and pair it with effects that care about card selection or recursion to turn the “refute” into a controlled exchange that advances your plan.

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Character Background

Refute is a clean, classic piece of blue interaction that fits best in tempo and control shells, with a small but real nod toward combo decks that need to buy a turn while filtering toward a key piece. At three mana, it is not the cheapest counterspell, so its strength lies less in efficiency and more in flexibility: you stop the opponent’s most important spell while smoothing your own hand by drawing and then discarding. That makes it especially useful in decks that care about graveyard setup, like those packing flashback, delve, threshold-style payoffs, or reanimation tools, since the discard can become an asset rather than a cost. In gameplay, hold it for high-impact turns rather than low-value exchanges, and pair it with effects that care about card selection or recursion to turn the “refute” into a controlled exchange that advances your plan.

Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-05-19 01:25:13 UTC

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