Decisive Denial
Decisive Denial: Instant, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Choose one - • Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {G}{U}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue and green (UG)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 304
- Artist
- Lorenzo Mastroianni
- Commander rank
- 3,279 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Fight
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About Decisive Denial
Decisive Denial is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue and green instant from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 304 in that set, with art by Lorenzo Mastroianni. It costs {G}{U} (one blue and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is blue and green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Choose one -
• Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
• Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {3}.
"I've heard enough."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Decisive Denial by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Decisive Denial
Decisive Denial has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Breaking News (OTP) #42 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90172 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #177 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #382 | Uncommon | 2021 |
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Decisive Denial is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
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