Outwit
Instant
Counter target spell that targets a player.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #23349
Outwit counters a spell that targets one of your permanents — for one mana — which is about as efficient as protection gets in blue. Narrow by design, but in the right seat it's a one-mana answer to removal, bounce, or theft that leaves the caster down a card and a spell.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Outwit earns its slot in decks that run a single high-value permanent the table will target on sight — a voltron commander, a combo piece, or an engine that warps the game. Outside Commander, Outwit is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Modern, but sees essentially no play in any of them; more flexible counterspells exist at the same cost, and most competitive formats don't reward narrow reactive one-ofs. Pauper is the one fringe case worth mentioning — budget blue shells that need cheap interaction could squeeze use out of it, though Counterspell is also common-legal and strictly better most of the time.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Outwit is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you bother ordering it. Bulk one-mana counterspells don't appreciate, so there's no reason to grab more than a playset.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.