Name
Spell Snip
Mana Cost
Type
Instant
Set
Shards of Alara
Rarity
Common
Text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays .
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Flavor Text
"Magic cast through a hand of flesh is just as weak as the flesh itself."
—Lodus of the Ethersworn
Number
#57
Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pauper | Pauper Commander | Penny | Vintage
Availability
Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(01/10/2008)
Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.
Artist
Michael Sutfin
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