Cancel

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Cancel: Instant, Core Set 2021. Counter target spell. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{U}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Common
Set
Core Set 2021 (M21)
Released
2020-07-03
Collector number
46
Artist
Mathias Kollros
Commander rank
2,043 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Cancel

Cancel is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue instant from Core Set 2021 (M21), a core set released in July 2020. It is collector number 46 in that set, with art by Mathias Kollros. It costs {1}{U}{U} (one generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 23 sets, from Time Spiral (2006) to Foundations (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Counter target spell.

"I decide what stands in my way."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Cancel by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Cancel

Cancel has been printed in 23 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Foundations (FDN) #505Common2024
The List (PLST) #KTK-33Common2019
Core Set 2019 (M19) #48Common2018
Ixalan (XLN) #47Common2017
Amonkhet (AKH) #44Common2017
Planechase Anthology (PCA) #15Common2016
Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #33Common2014
Magic 2015 (M15) #274Common2014
Magic 2014 (M14) #45Common2013
Return to Ravnica (RTR) #31Common2012
Planechase 2012 (PC2) #15Common2012
Magic 2012 (M12) #47Common2011

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