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Mental Misstep

{U/P}

Instant

The Zeta Set·slz #22·Uncommon·2026·Art by MSCHF
StandardNot Legal
ModernBanned
CommanderLegal
LegacyBanned
PioneerNot Legal
VintageRestricted
Mental Misstep
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Oracle Text

({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)

Counter target spell with mana value 1.

Card Knowledge

Printing History

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Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernBanned
LegacyBanned
VintageRestricted
CommanderLegal

Rulings7

6/1/2011·wotc

Each Phyrexian mana symbol in a spell's mana cost contributes 1 to that spell's mana value. For example, Mental Misstep's mana value is 1, regardless of how its cost was paid.

6/1/2011·wotc

To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.

6/1/2011·wotc

If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be the value chosen for it while that spell is on the stack.

Print Details

Set
The Zeta Set (SLZ)
Number
#22
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
MSCHF
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil

Value

No recorded value.