Nix
Instant
Counter target spell if no mana was spent to cast it.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Future Sight
- Price
- $1.12
- EDHREC rank
- #24795
Nix counters any spell with no mana cost — free spells, suspend casts, cascade hits, anything that didn't spend mana — for a single blue mana. Outside of dedicated hate builds targeting storm, cascade, or suspend, the narrow targeting condition means Nix sits in the binder far more often than it sits in a deck.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Nix is a meta-call card: it punishes Cascade commanders like Averna, the Chaos Bloom, stops suspend threats, and blanks free spells like Fierce Guardianship or Mana Crypt activations — but it's a dead card in any game where those angles don't show up. Legacy and Vintage are where Nix has a clearer case, since both formats are dense with zero-cost spells and suspend lines that Nix can answer with one mana up. Modern has fewer zero-cost targets but storm and suspend fringe builds still give it occasional homes in sideboards. Nix is legal in Oathbreaker but the format's narrower card pool makes it even more situational there.
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Price Context
Current price
$1.12 cheap tier
At $1.12, Nix is cheap enough to buy on a whim for any deck that has a real use for it. The price reflects the card's narrow application — demand stays low outside dedicated hate builds, so there's no reason to expect it to climb.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.