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| + | | last = Phyrexia: All Will Be One |
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| + | | text = This spell can't be countered. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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A spell's ability that grants uncounterability can be a [[static ability|static -]] or [[triggered ability]]. Uncounterability can also be granted by other spells. |
A spell's ability that grants uncounterability can be a [[static ability|static -]] or [[triggered ability]]. Uncounterability can also be granted by other spells. |
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| + | This ability is [[primary]] in [[red]] and [[green]], and [[secondary]] in [[blue]].<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2017-2017-06-05|Mechanical Color Pie 2017|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 5, 2017}}</ref> Red tends to have [[spells]] that can't be countered while green tends to have [[creatures]] that can't be countered. When blue does "can't be countered," which is less often, it's usually a more [[control deck|control]]-oriented card. There is no [[artifact]] that can not be countered. |
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| − | Some cards have the text ''can't be countered'' while others say ''can't be countered by spells or abilities''. This has to do with whether or not the spell has a [[target]]. If it does, the card needs to make sure that the game itself can counter it if there is no longer a valid target. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/214|Card Day's Night|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 24, 2012}}</ref> |
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| + | Under a previous version of the rules, uncounterable spells that were [[target]]ed spells used the text "can't be countered by spells or abilities"; if the spell had no legal targets at the time it would resolve, it was "countered on resolution"; specifying that the spell could not be countered by spells or abilities ensured that the game rules were still able to counter it.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/card-days-night-2012-09-24|Card Day's Night|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 24, 2012}}</ref> With the [[Dominaria]] rules update, the rules on spells [[fizzle|fizzling]] were changed so that, if a targeted spell had no legal targets at the time it would resolve, the spell would simply be put into the graveyard without using the keyword action "counter".<ref>{{DailyRef|news/dominaria-comprehensive-rules-changes-2018-04-13|Dominaria Comprehensive Rules Changes|[[Eli Shiffrin]]|April 13, 2018}}</ref> |
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| + | <c>Heated Debate</c> added the ''[[Strixhaven: School of Mages|Strixhaven]]'' set-specific [[reminder text]] ''(This includes by the [[ward]] ability.)'' to "This spell can't be countered". |
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==Examples of Uncounterable== |
==Examples of Uncounterable== |
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| − | + | |<c>Scragnoth</c>{{4}}{{G}}<br>Creature {{-}} Beast<br>3/4<br>This spell can't be countered.<br>Protection from blue |
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==Uncounterable spells== |
==Uncounterable spells== |
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'''Creatures''' |
'''Creatures''' |
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| + | {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| |
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| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Akroma, Angel of Fury</c> |
| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Allosaurus Shepherd</c> |
| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Altered Ego</c> |
| + | *<c>Blurred Mongoose</c> |
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| + | *<c>Carnage Tyrant</c> |
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| + | *<c>Chromium, The Mutable</c> |
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| + | *<c>Cragplate Baloth</c> |
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| + | *<c>Dragonlord Dromoka</c> |
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| + | *<c>Emrakul, the Aeons Torn</c> |
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| + | *<c>Gaea's Revenge</c> |
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*<c>Great Sable Stag</c> |
*<c>Great Sable Stag</c> |
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| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Howlpack Piper</c> |
| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Hullbreaker Horror</c> |
| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Inferno of the Star Mounts</c> |
| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Isao, Enlightened Bushi</c> |
| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Kavu Chameleon</c> |
| + | *<c>Koma, Cosmos Serpent</c> |
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| + | *<c>Lightning Mare</c> |
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| + | *<c>Loxodon Smiter</c> |
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| + | *<c>Mistcutter Hydra</c> |
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| + | *<c>Nezahal, Primal Tide</c> |
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| + | *<c>Niv-Mizzet, Parun</c> |
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| + | *<c>Pearl-Lake Ancient</c> |
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| + | *<c>Petrified Wood-Kin</c> |
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| + | *<c>Prowling Serpopard</c> |
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| + | *<c>Root Sliver</c> |
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*<c>Scragnoth</c> |
*<c>Scragnoth</c> |
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| + | *<c>Shifting Ceratops</c> |
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| + | *<c>Skylasher</c> |
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*<c>Spellbreaker Behemoth</c> |
*<c>Spellbreaker Behemoth</c> |
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| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Sphinx of the Final Word</c> |
| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Surrak Dragonclaw</c> |
| + | *<c>Terra Stomper</c> |
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| + | *<c>Thrun, Breaker of Silence</c> |
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| + | *<c>Thrun, the Last Troll</c> |
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| + | *<c>Tyrranax Rex</c> |
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*<c>Vexing Beetle</c> |
*<c>Vexing Beetle</c> |
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*<c>Vexing Shusher</c> |
*<c>Vexing Shusher</c> |
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| + | *<c>Wilson, Refined Grizzly</c> |
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| + | }} |
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'''Instants''' |
'''Instants''' |
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| + | {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| |
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*<c>Abrupt Decay</c> |
*<c>Abrupt Decay</c> |
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| + | *<c>Combust</c> |
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| + | *<c>Commence the Endgame</c> |
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*<c>Counterflux</c> |
*<c>Counterflux</c> |
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| + | *<c>Dovin's Veto</c> |
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| + | *<c>Dragonlord's Prerogative</c> (if a Dragon was revealed) |
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| + | *<c>Fry</c> |
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| + | *<c>Heated Debate</c> |
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| + | *<c>Hunter's Mark</c> |
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| + | *<c>Inescapable Blaze</c> |
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*<c>Last Word</c> |
*<c>Last Word</c> |
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| + | *<c>Magic Missile</c> |
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| + | *<c>Overwhelming Denial</c> |
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| + | *<c>Rending Volley</c> |
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| + | *<c>Savage Summoning</c> |
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| + | *<c>Torch Breath</c> |
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*<c>Urza's Rage</c> |
*<c>Urza's Rage</c> |
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| + | *<c>Veil of Summer</c> |
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| + | *<c>Void Rend</c> |
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*<c>Volcanic Fallout</c> |
*<c>Volcanic Fallout</c> |
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| + | }} |
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'''Sorceries''' |
'''Sorceries''' |
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| − | *<c>Banefire</c> (If X is 5 or more) |
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| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Banefire</c>(If X is 5 or more) |
| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Demonfire</c>([[Hellbent]]) |
| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Exquisite Firecraft</c>([[Spell Mastery]]) |
| − | *<c> |
+ | *<c>Lithomantic Barrage</c> |
| + | *<c>Obliterate</c> |
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| + | *<c>Raze to the Ground</c> |
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| + | *<c>Slaughter Games</c> |
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| + | *<c>Supreme Verdict</c> |
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| + | *<c>Thought Distortion</c> |
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*<c>Wreak Havoc</c> |
*<c>Wreak Havoc</c> |
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| + | }} |
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| + | '''Planeswalkers''' |
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| + | {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| |
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| + | *<c>Chandra, Awakened Inferno</c> |
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| + | }} |
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'''Creatures''' |
'''Creatures''' |
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| + | *<c>Allosaurus Shepherd</c> (to green spells) |
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| + | *<c>Benevolent Geist</c> (to noncreatures) |
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| + | *<c>Cunning Nightbonder</c> (to spells with Flash) |
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| + | *<c>Destiny Spinner</c> (to enchantments and creatures) |
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*<c>Gaea's Herald</c> (to creatures) |
*<c>Gaea's Herald</c> (to creatures) |
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+ | *<c>Goldbug, Humanity's Ally</c> ([[Human]]s) |
| + | *<c>Lier, Disciple of the Drowned</c> (all spells) |
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| + | *<c>A-Lier, Disciple of the Drowned</c> (all spells) |
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| + | *<c>Prowling Serpopard</c> (to creatures) |
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| + | *<c>Root Sliver</c> (to [[Sliver]]s) |
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*<c>Spellbreaker Behemoth</c> (to creatures you control with power 5 or greater) |
*<c>Spellbreaker Behemoth</c> (to creatures you control with power 5 or greater) |
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| + | *<c>Sphinx of the Final Word</c> (to instants and sorceries you control) |
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| + | *<c>Surrak Dragonclaw</c> (to creatures you control) |
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| + | *<c>Taigam, Ojutai Master</c> (to instants, sorceries, and Dragon spells) |
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| + | *<c>Thryx, the Sudden Storm</c> (to converted mana cost 5 or greater spells) |
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| + | *<c>Vexing Shusher</c> (pay {{R/G}} to make any target spell uncounterable) |
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| + | }} |
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'''Enchantments''' |
'''Enchantments''' |
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*<c>Leyline of Lifeforce</c> (to creatures) |
*<c>Leyline of Lifeforce</c> (to creatures) |
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| + | *<c>Rhythm of the Wild</c> (to creatures) |
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| + | }} |
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'''Instants''' |
'''Instants''' |
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*<c>Autumn's Veil</c> (for blue or black spells) |
*<c>Autumn's Veil</c> (for blue or black spells) |
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+ | *<c>Determined</c> |
| + | *<c>Savage Summoning</c> (to next creature) |
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| − | *<c>Determined (Bound/Determined)</c> |
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| + | *<c>Veil of Summer</c> |
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| + | }} |
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'''Sorceries''' |
'''Sorceries''' |
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*<c>Insist</c> (to next creature) |
*<c>Insist</c> (to next creature) |
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*<c>Overmaster</c> (to next instant or sorcery spell) |
*<c>Overmaster</c> (to next instant or sorcery spell) |
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| + | }} |
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| + | '''Planeswalkers''' |
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| + | {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| |
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| + | *<c>Domri, Anarch of Bolas</c> ({{loyalty|+1}} loyalty ability, to creature spells) |
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| + | }} |
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'''Lands''' |
'''Lands''' |
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| − | *<c>Boseiju, Who Shelters All</c> |
+ | *<c>Boseiju, Who Shelters All</c> (instants or sorceries) |
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| + | *<c>Cavern of Souls</c> (creatures of chosen type) |
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| + | }} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 00:09, 25 April 2023
| Uncounterable | |
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| Mechanic | |
| Introduced | Tempest |
| Last used | Phyrexia: All Will Be One |
| Reminder Text | This spell can't be countered. |
| Statistics |
87 cards  1.1%  13.8%  1.1%  21.8%  34.5%  5.7%  1.1%  1.1%  5.7%  2.3%  2.3%  1.1%  2.3%  3.4%  2.3% |
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Uncounterable is a slang term for an attribute of a spell that precludes it from being countered.[1]
Description[ | ]
A spell's ability that grants uncounterability can be a static - or triggered ability. Uncounterability can also be granted by other spells.
This ability is primary in red and green, and secondary in blue.[2] Red tends to have spells that can't be countered while green tends to have creatures that can't be countered. When blue does "can't be countered," which is less often, it's usually a more control-oriented card. There is no artifact that can not be countered.
Under a previous version of the rules, uncounterable spells that were targeted spells used the text "can't be countered by spells or abilities"; if the spell had no legal targets at the time it would resolve, it was "countered on resolution"; specifying that the spell could not be countered by spells or abilities ensured that the game rules were still able to counter it.[3] With the Dominaria rules update, the rules on spells fizzling were changed so that, if a targeted spell had no legal targets at the time it would resolve, the spell would simply be put into the graveyard without using the keyword action "counter".[4]
Heated Debate added the Strixhaven set-specific reminder text (This includes by the ward ability.) to "This spell can't be countered".
Examples of Uncounterable[ | ]
Example 1
Scragnoth
Creature — Beast
3/4
This spell can't be countered.
Protection from blue
Example 2
Abrupt Decay
Instant
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent with converted mana cost 3 or less.
Uncounterable spells[ | ]
Creatures
- Akroma, Angel of Fury
- Allosaurus Shepherd
- Altered Ego
- Blurred Mongoose
- Carnage Tyrant
- Chromium, The Mutable
- Cragplate Baloth
- Dragonlord Dromoka
- Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
- Gaea's Revenge
- Great Sable Stag
- Howlpack Piper
- Hullbreaker Horror
- Inferno of the Star Mounts
- Isao, Enlightened Bushi
- Kavu Chameleon
- Koma, Cosmos Serpent
- Lightning Mare
- Loxodon Smiter
- Mistcutter Hydra
- Nezahal, Primal Tide
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun
- Pearl-Lake Ancient
- Petrified Wood-Kin
- Prowling Serpopard
- Root Sliver
- Scragnoth
- Shifting Ceratops
- Skylasher
- Spellbreaker Behemoth
- Sphinx of the Final Word
- Surrak Dragonclaw
- Terra Stomper
- Thrun, Breaker of Silence
- Thrun, the Last Troll
- Toski, Bearer of Secrets
- Tyrranax Rex
- Vexing Beetle
- Vexing Shusher
- Wilson, Refined Grizzly
Instants
- Abrupt Decay
- Combust
- Commence the Endgame
- Counterflux
- Dovin's Veto
- Dragonlord's Prerogative (if a Dragon was revealed)
- Fry
- Heated Debate
- Hunter's Mark
- Inescapable Blaze
- Last Word
- Magic Missile
- Overwhelming Denial
- Rending Volley
- Savage Summoning
- Tears of Valakut
- Torch Breath
- Urza's Rage
- Veil of Summer
- Void Rend
- Volcanic Fallout
Sorceries
Planeswalkers
Spells that grant Uncounterable[ | ]
Creatures
- Allosaurus Shepherd (to green spells)
- Benevolent Geist (to noncreatures)
- Cunning Nightbonder (to spells with Flash)
- Destiny Spinner (to enchantments and creatures)
- Gaea's Herald (to creatures)
- Goldbug, Humanity's Ally (Humans)
- Lier, Disciple of the Drowned (all spells)
- A-Lier, Disciple of the Drowned (all spells)
- Prowling Serpopard (to creatures)
- Root Sliver (to Slivers)
- Spellbreaker Behemoth (to creatures you control with power 5 or greater)
- Sphinx of the Final Word (to instants and sorceries you control)
- Surrak Dragonclaw (to creatures you control)
- Taigam, Ojutai Master (to instants, sorceries, and Dragon spells)
- Thryx, the Sudden Storm (to converted mana cost 5 or greater spells)
- Vexing Shusher (pay
to make any target spell uncounterable)
Enchantments
- Leyline of Lifeforce (to creatures)
- Rhythm of the Wild (to creatures)
Instants
- Autumn's Veil (for blue or black spells)
- Determined
- Savage Summoning (to next creature)
- Veil of Summer
Sorceries
- Insist (to next creature)
- Overmaster (to next instant or sorcery spell)
Planeswalkers
- Domri, Anarch of Bolas (+1 loyalty ability, to creature spells)
Lands
- Boseiju, Who Shelters All (instants or sorceries)
- Cavern of Souls (creatures of chosen type)
See also[ | ]
References[ | ]
- ↑ Magic Arcana (February 24, 2004). "Green's uncounterable creatures". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 5, 2017). "Mechanical Color Pie 2017". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 24, 2012). "Card Day's Night". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Eli Shiffrin (April 13, 2018). "Dominaria Comprehensive Rules Changes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.