Calculated Dismissal
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| Commander | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Paupercommander | Legal |
| Penny | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Card Set | Magic Origins |
| Card Type | Instant |
| Rarity | Common |
| Mana Cost | |
| Card Text | Counter target spell unless its controller pays . Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, scry 2. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.) |
| Card Number | #48 |
| Artist | Karl Kopinski |
| Keywords | Scry , Spell mastery |
| Card Languages | Chinese Simplified , Chinese Traditional , English , French , German , Italian , Japanese , Korean , Portuguese (Brazil) , Russian , Spanish |
| Frame Version | 2015 |
| Border Color | Black |
| EDHREC Rank | 14687 |
| Has Foil? | Yes |
| Reprint? | No |
| Is Promo? | No |
| Oversized? | No |
| Joke Card? | No |
| In Starter? | No |
| Time Shifted? | No |
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Card Rulings
2015-06-22Check to see if there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard as the spell resolves to determine whether the spell mastery ability applies. The spell itself won’t count because it’s still on the stack as you make this check.
2015-06-22If the spell mastery ability applies, you’ll scry 2 even if the controller of the spell pays .
2015-06-22In one unusual situation, you can cast Calculated Dismissal targeting an instant or sorcery spell you control while there is one instant or sorcery card in your graveyard. In this situation, if you decline to pay , the spell will be countered and put into your graveyard. The spell mastery ability will then apply and you’ll scry 2.