Card Codex

M:tG card similarity search

17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Bane's Contingency

1UU · Instant

Counter target spell. If that spell targets a commander you control, instead counter that spell, scry 2, then draw a card.

Similar cards

Color identity:
NameManaTypeText
Last Word 2UUInstant This spell can't be countered. Counter target spell.
Ertai, Wizard Adept 2ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard {2}{U}{U}, {T}: Counter target spell. 1/1
Confirm Suspicions 3UUInstant Counter target spell. Investigate three times. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
Ionize 1URInstant Counter target spell. Ionize deals 2 damage to that spell's controller.
Hinder 1UUInstant Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put that card on the top or bottom of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard.
Jaded Response 1UInstant Counter target spell if it shares a color with a creature you control.
Overwhelming Intellect 4UUInstant Counter target creature spell. Draw cards equal to that spell's mana value.
Delay 1UInstant Counter target spell. If the spell is countered this way, exile it with three time counters on it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of its owner's upkeep, they remove a time counter. When the last is removed, they may play it without paying its mana cost. If it's a creature, it has haste.)
Deny the Divine 2UInstant Counter target creature or enchantment spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
Broken Ambitions XUInstant Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. Clash with an opponent. If you win, that spell's controller mills four cards. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a higher mana value.)
Page 10