Didn't Say Please
Instant
Counter target spell. Its controller mills three cards.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #3367
Didn't Say Please counters a spell and mills three cards — both happen unconditionally, making it a two-for-one at instant speed for three mana. In a dedicated mill deck, especially one running Bruvac the Grandiloquent to double that mill trigger, the baseline rate is strong enough to run over pure counterspells that offer no secondary effect.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
Bruvac the Grandiloquent's passive doubles any mill of one or more cards, turning Didn't Say Please's three-card mill into six — so every counterspell in your deck becomes a meaningful mill event, not just a tempo play.
The Mindskinner
The Mindskinner cares about opponents milling cards and punishes them for it, so Didn't Say Please pulling double duty as disruption and a mill trigger feeds that engine on the opponent's turn.
Phenax, God of Deception
Phenax, God of Deception decks want every spell to advance the mill count, and Didn't Say Please lets them protect their board or disrupt a combo while still chipping away at a library.
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind wants creatures in graveyards to copy, so Didn't Say Please milling three cards creates a small but real chance of landing a creature worth impersonating while also stopping a threat.
Captain N'ghathrod
Captain N'ghathrod triggers off milling opponents, and Didn't Say Please provides a repeatable way to hit that condition on someone else's turn without sacrificing the protection a counterspell provides.
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 |
Didn't Say Please is a Commander card through and through — the mill rider is close to irrelevant in 1v1 formats where three cards barely registers, but in multiplayer it advances a dedicated mill strategy every time you counter something. In Pauper it's technically playable but outclassed by Counterspell and Logic Knot at the same or similar cost with no strings attached. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern have access to far more efficient interaction, so Didn't Say Please doesn't see meaningful play there. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander — if your Planeswalker is mill-focused, it earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Didn't Say Please is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that does genuine work in the right shell. Bulk counterspells with upside tend to stay cheap indefinitely, so there's no urgency to acquire it beyond just picking one up whenever.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.