INSTANT
Mental Misstep
( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
Counter target spell with mana value 1.
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- Wizards of the Coast2011-06-01 · official rulingEach Phyrexian mana symbol in a spell's mana cost contributes 1 to that spell's mana value. For example, Mental Misstep's mana value is 1, regardless of how its cost was paid.
- Wizards of the Coast2011-06-01 · official rulingTo calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.
- Wizards of the Coast2011-06-01 · official rulingIf a spell has in its mana cost, X is considered to be the value chosen for it while that spell is on the stack.
- Wizards of the Coast2011-06-01 · official rulingAs you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.
- Wizards of the Coast2011-06-01 · official rulingA card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.
- Wizards of the Coast2011-06-01 · official rulingIf you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.
- Wizards of the Coast2011-06-01 · official rulingPhyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't produce Phyrexian mana.
- Wizards of the Coast2015-02-03Mental Misstep was banned in modern on February 3, 2015. Modern kicked off with a banned list that was created in large part based on Legacy play, the old Extended format, and decks played at the Community Cup that year. We are going to allow turn-four combination decks, but not decks that consistently win the game on turn three.Indexed from A Brief History of the Modern Banned List.
- Mental Misstep was restricted in vintage on August 26, 2019. Mental Misstep has been a controversial card among the Vintage community for years. While it does provide more opportunity for interaction, it is also at its strongest against the most interactive decks. We believe that restricting Mental Misstep will open up more deck-building diversity, strengthen interactive decks' matchups against Shops, and weaken Dredge.Indexed from August 26, 2019 Banned and Restricted Announcement.
- Mental Misstep was banned in legacy on September 20, 2011. Looking at high-level tournaments, instead of results having blue and nonblue decks playing Mental Misstep, there are more blue decks than ever. The DCI is banning Mental Misstep, with the hopes of restoring the more diverse metagame that existed prior to the printing of Mental Misstep.Indexed from Explanation of September 2011 B&R Changes.
- Mental Misstep was banned in extended on September 20, 2011. To avoid repeating this, the DCI is banning the cards that have been most played in the most successful Standard and Extended decks over the past three years. For reasons similar to why these cards were banned in other formats, the DCI is banning them in Extended.Indexed from Explanation of September 2011 B&R Changes.