Thassa's Rebuff
Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
, where X is your devotion to blue. (Each 
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Born of the Gods
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #14753
Thassa's Rebuff is a conditional counterspell that shines when your devotion to blue is high — it counters any spell outright if your devotion meets or exceeds that spell's converted mana cost. The catch is that outside a dedicated mono-blue devotion shell, it's too unreliable to compete with unconditional options.
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 |
Thassa's Rebuff is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no play outside Commander. In Commander, it earns its slot specifically in mono-blue devotion builds — Thassa, Deep-Dwelling or Urza, Lord High Artificer can generate enough blue pips to make it a hard counter for most relevant spells by the mid-game. In older powered formats like Legacy and Vintage, unconditional two-mana countermagic like Force of Will and Counterspell makes Thassa's Rebuff irrelevant. Modern and Pioneer have the same problem — the devotion condition is too fragile in multi-opponent or removal-heavy environments where your board can be cleared before you tap the mana.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Thassa's Rebuff is firmly bulk — a pickup cost that reflects its narrow playability. It holds that floor reliably since there's no cross-format demand to push it higher, so grab it for your devotion deck without a second thought and expect it to stay cheap.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.