Anticognition
Card Information
Type: Instant
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Zendikar Rising (ZNR)
Rarity: Common
Collector Number: 45
Oracle Text
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell unless its controller pays {2}. If an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, instead counter that spell, then scry 2.
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Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- September 25, 2020
Anticognition will counter the spell and let you scry 2 if any opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, not just that spell’s controller.
Source: wotc - September 25, 2020
In a multiplayer game, once an opponent leaves the game, they won’t be considered for such an effect, no matter how many cards they had in their graveyard before leaving the game.
Source: wotc - September 25, 2020
An ability that offers a bonus if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard won’t provide additional benefits if more than one opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard. There are also no additional benefits no matter how many cards are in an opponent’s graveyard, as long as there are at least eight.
Source: wotc - September 25, 2020
Anticognition can target a spell that can’t be countered. You’ll still scry 2 if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard.
Source: wotc - September 25, 2020
If an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, Anticognition can still target only a creature or planeswalker spell.
Source: wotc
Price History
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