Fervent Denial
Instant
Counter target spell.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #22028
Fervent Denial is a five-mana hard counter with a Magecraft rider that refunds two mana whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery — in the right shell, that cost effectively collapses. Outside of spell-heavy decks that can consistently trigger Magecraft, five mana for a Cancel is unplayable.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Fervent Denial is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but only one of those contexts makes it worth discussing. In Commander, Magecraft triggers are easy to chain across a turn cycle, and the mana refund can make Fervent Denial feel closer to two or three mana in a dedicated spellslinger build — that's the only home where it earns a slot. Legacy and Vintage have access to Force of Will, Mana Drain, and the full suite of free interaction, so Fervent Denial doesn't register. In Oathbreaker, the tighter spell density could support it, but the same spellslinger logic applies — run it if your oathbreaker cares about Magecraft, cut it otherwise.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Fervent Denial is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box before you'd bother ordering it. Bulk commons with narrow applications don't appreciate, so there's no reason to stock up beyond the one or two copies a spellslinger deck might actually want.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.