Refute
Instant
Counter target spell. Draw a card, then discard a card.
"You're discussing tactics?! Do you realize what this really comes down to? Millions and millions of lives hanging on what this vessel does next!" —Dr. Leonard McCoy
- Set
- Star Trek Commander (TRC #579)
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana value
- 3
- Released
- 2026-11-13
- Artist
- Mark Spears
- EDHREC rank
- #1,907
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
1
+
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Salt Score
0.29
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Format legality
Standard
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Brawl
Legal
Standard Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Timeless
Legal
Alchemy
Legal
Penny
Legal
Premodern
Not legal
PreDH
Not legal
Pauper EDH
Legal
Old School
Not legal
Future
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Rulings
- 2024-11-08
If the target spell is an illegal target when Refute tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't draw or discard.