Deny the Divine
Instant
Counter target creature or enchantment spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #19122
Deny the Divine counters a creature or enchantment and exiles it — no graveyard recursion, no comeback — for three mana at instant speed. It's a clean answer to the permanents that most need a clean answer, and the exile clause is what separates it from a bulk counterspell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Deny the Divine earns its slot specifically against graveyard-heavy metas and enchantress decks where letting something hit the bin is as bad as letting it resolve — the exile rider does real work there. In Pauper, three-mana counterspells compete in a format with Counterspell and Prohibit, so Deny the Divine is a fringe inclusion at best. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a three-mana counter regardless of the clause. Pioneer and Modern have access to tighter options like Make Disappear or Spell Pierce for tempo, pushing Deny the Divine to the sideboard at best — and even then, targeted exile answers usually outclass it.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Deny the Divine is bulk — pick it up without thinking twice if it fits the slot. Bulk commons with narrow but real functionality don't tend to move much in either direction, so don't expect the price to matter more than the card.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.