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Disdainful Stroke
Instant
uncommon
Counter target spell with mana value 4 or greater.
Card Kingdom
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Prevents a spell or ability from resolving.
Prevents a spell or ability from resolving.
A keyword ability that allows a spell to affect either a single target or many objects. See rule 702.96, “Overload.”
Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.
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Printings (12)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive#17 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Cowboy Bebop#2 | rare | · | · | · |
| Wilds of Eldraine#47 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Streets of New Capenna#39 | common | · | · | · |
| Time Spiral Remastered#307 | special | · | · | · |
| Kaldheim#54 | common | · | · | · |
| Guilds of Ravnica#37 | common | · | · | · |
| Commander Anthology Volume II#40 | common | · | · | · |
| Commander 2016#88 | common | · | · | · |
| Magic Online Promos#55785 | common | · | · | · |
| Friday Night Magic 2015#2 | rare | · | · | · |
| Khans of Tarkir#37 | common | · | · | · |
Related Rules
Overload
Overload is a keyword that represents two static abilities that function while the spell with overload is on the stack. Overload [cost] means “You may choose to pay [cost] rather than pay this spell’s mana cost” and “If you chose to pay this spell’s overload cost, change its text by replacing all instances of the word ‘target’ with the word ‘each.’” Casting a spell using its overload ability follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2f–h.
If a player chooses to pay the overload cost of a spell, that spell won’t require any targets. It may affect objects that couldn’t be chosen as legal targets if the spell were cast without its overload cost being paid.
Overload’s second ability creates a text-changing effect. See rule 612, “Text-Changing Effects.”
Rulings
If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when determining the spell's mana value.
A face-down spell has mana value 0 and can't be targeted by Disdainful Stroke.