Reinterpret
Instant
Counter target spell. You may cast a spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost.
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- Set
- Commander 2021 (C21 #73)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 4
- Released
- 2021-04-23
- Artist
- Olena Richards
- EDHREC rank
- #9,715
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Format legality
Rulings
- 2021-04-16
If a spell with
in its mana cost is countered this way, is the value chosen as the spell was cast. - 2021-04-16
If the spell you cast has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X. - 2021-04-16
If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
- 2021-04-16
If you target a spell that can’t be countered, like Heated Debate, you won’t counter the spell, but you will get to cast a spell with an equal or lesser mana value.
- 2021-04-16
This can be used to cast either face of a modal double-faced card, but only if the face you are casting has an equal or lesser mana value than the target spell.