Jaded Response
Instant
Counter target spell if it shares a color with a creature you control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #20835
Jaded Response counters a spell for two mana, but only if its controller controls a basic land type you also control — a condition that collapses the moment you're playing mono-blue or facing a greedy five-color deck. It's a Counterspell variant that earns its slot in multicolor mana-base mirrors and nowhere else.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Jaded Response sits in a narrow niche: multicolor decks that routinely share basic land types with opponents, where the condition fires often enough to justify the slot over unconditional counterspells. In four-player pods the odds improve simply because there are more opponents, but a single mono-color or heavily non-basic player at the table can strand it in hand at the worst moment. Legacy and Vintage have access to Force of Will, Daze, and Flusterstorm, so Jaded Response never competes there. Pauper is its most realistic competitive home — unconditional hard counters at common are scarce, and basic-land-heavy mana bases mean the condition resolves more reliably than it does in higher-powered formats.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Jaded Response is deep bulk — the price reflects how conditional it is rather than any lack of print availability. It won't appreciate; pick it up only if the condition fits your specific deck, not as a generic counterspell slot-filler.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.