Psychic Rebuttal
Instant
Counter target instant or sorcery spell that targets you.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, you may copy the spell countered this way. You may choose new targets for the copy.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #19465
Psychic Rebuttal counters a spell and replaces itself with a free copy — the ceiling on a one-mana instant is hard to beat when your opponent is the one casting the spell that kills you. The catch is the condition: you only get the copy if the countered spell was targeting you, which makes Psychic Rebuttal a reactive sideboard tool rather than a universal counter.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Psychic Rebuttal is at its best in 1v1 exchanges where an opponent is trying to remove your commander or redirect your own spell — the copy trigger turns their tempo play into yours. In pods where targeted removal is common and you're often the archenemy, it earns its slot; in creature-heavy metas where most spells don't target players, it sits dead in hand. Across competitive formats like Legacy and Vintage, Psychic Rebuttal is too conditional to compete with Force of Will or Flusterstorm, though the free copy is a genuine bonus when the condition lines up. Modern and Pioneer have enough efficient universal counters that a situational one-mana spell rarely makes the cut outside of dedicated spell-copy strategies.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Psychic Rebuttal is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. Conditional counterspells at this price point don't appreciate unless they find a breakout combo home, and nothing about the current metagame suggests that's coming.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.