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Wizard's Retort

{1}{U}{U}

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Jumpstart·jmp #198·Uncommon·2020·Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Wizard's Retort
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Oracle Text

This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Wizard.

Counter target spell.

"The second mage learned to dissipate blasts of lightning. Threat and response: thus did the study of magic progress." —Naban, dean of iteration

Set
Jumpstart (JMP)
Number
#198
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Grzegorz Rutkowski
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil
USD
$0.28
EUR
€0.25

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings1

4/27/2018·wotc

Once you announce that you’re casting Wizard’s Retort, no player may take other actions until the spell’s been paid for. Notably, players can’t try to raise the spell’s cost by removing your Wizards.

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