Refute
Reprinted in Star Trek Commander (TRC), releasing November 13, 2026.
Refute: Instant, Foundations. Counter target spell. Draw a card, then discard a 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
- Foundations (FDN)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 48
- Artist
- Ignatius Budi
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About Refute
Refute is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue instant from Foundations (FDN), a core set released in November 2024. It is collector number 48 in that set, with art by Ignatius Budi. 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, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Counter target spell. Draw a card, then discard a card.
"I said *no*!"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Refute 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 |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Refute
Refute has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Star Trek Commander (TRC) #579 | Common | 2026 |
| Foundations (FDN) #313 | Common | 2024 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Refute.
- If the target spell is an illegal target when Refute tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't draw or discard.
Similar cards
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