Didn't Say Please

Didn't Say Please card image

Didn't Say Please: Instant, Throne of Eldraine. Counter target spell. Its controller mills three cards. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{U}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Common
Set
Throne of Eldraine (ELD)
Released
2019-10-04
Collector number
42
Artist
Jason A. Engle
Commander rank
3,427 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Mill

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About Didn't Say Please

Didn't Say Please is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue instant from Throne of Eldraine (ELD), an expansion set released in October 2019. It is collector number 42 in that set, with art by Jason A. Engle. 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 Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Throne of Eldraine is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.35 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Counter target spell. Its controller mills three cards.

"If you're in our home, we expect you to mind your manners."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.35 (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 Didn't Say Please by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Didn't Say Please.

  • A spell that can't be countered is a legal target for Didn't Say Please. The spell won't be countered when Didn't Say Please resolves, but its controller still puts the top three cards of their library into their graveyard.

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