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Three Steps Ahead

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Marvel Universe·mar #62·Mythic·2026·Art by Jack Kirby & Vince Colletta
StandardLegal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Three Steps Ahead
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Oracle Text

(Choose one or more additional costs.)

+ {1}{U} — Counter target spell.

+ {3} — Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature you control.

+ {2} — Draw two cards, then discard a card.

Set
Marvel Universe (MAR)
Number
#62
Rarity
Mythic
Artist
Jack Kirby & Vince Colletta
Frame
2015
Border
Borderless
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$2.74
USD Foil
$5.43
EUR
€2.32
EUR Foil
€4.58
MTGO Tix
0.26

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Related Cards

Three Steps Aheadcombo pieceCopytoken

Legalities

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings18

4/12/2024·wotc

If an effect allows you to cast a spell with spree “without paying its mana cost,” you must still choose at least one mode and pay the associated additional costs.

4/12/2024·wotc

You can’t choose the same mode more than once.

4/12/2024·wotc

Each additional cost and associated mode in the text box is also preceded with a + indicator. These symbols also have no rules meaning and serve only to remind players that the listed costs are additional costs.

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