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Calculated Dismissal

{2}{U}

Instant

Magic Origins·ori #48·Common·2015·Art by Karl Kopinski
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal

Oracle Text

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.

— If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, 2. (To 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Set
Magic Origins (ORI)
Number
#48
Rarity
Common
Artist
Karl Kopinski
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.12
USD Foil
$0.32
EUR
0.05
EUR Foil
0.23
MTGO Tix
0.03

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings3

6/22/2015·wotc

In one unusual situation, you can cast Calculated Dismissal targeting an instant or sorcery spell you control while there is one instant or sorcery card in your graveyard. In this situation, if you decline to pay {3}, the spell will be countered and put into your graveyard. The spell mastery ability will then apply and you’ll scry 2.

6/22/2015·wotc

If the spell mastery ability applies, you’ll scry 2 even if the controller of the spell pays {3}.

6/22/2015·wotc

Check to see if there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard as the spell resolves to determine whether the spell mastery ability applies. The spell itself won’t count because it’s still on the stack as you make this check.

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