Dazzling Denial
Dazzling Denial: Instant, Bloomburrow. Counter target spell unless its controller pays 2. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Bloomburrow (BLB)
- Released
- 2024-08-02
- Collector number
- 45
- Artist
- Kisung Koh
- Commander rank
- 4,125 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Dazzling Denial
Dazzling Denial is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue instant from Bloomburrow (BLB), an expansion set released in August 2024. It is collector number 45 in that set, with art by Kisung Koh. It costs {1}{U} (one generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. Bloomburrow is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.20 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}. If you control a Bird, counter that spell unless its controller pays {4} instead.
Maintaining brilliant plumage isn't just a statement. It's a tactic.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.20 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Dazzling Denial by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Dazzling Denial.
- If you control more than one Bird, the controller of the target spell still only needs to pay {4}.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.