Calculated Dismissal magic the gathering card art
Magic Origins (ori)
#48common English Foil

Calculated Dismissal
2
island

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays
3
.

Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, scry 2. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Illustrated by Karl Kopinski
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Legalities
Not Legal
standard
Not Legal
historic
Legal
pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
pauper
Legal
vintage
Legal
Commander
Not Legal
brawl
Not Legal
alchemy
Rulings
If the spell mastery ability applies, you’ll scry 2 even if the controller of the spell pays {3}.
2015-06-22wotc
In one unusual situation, you can cast Calculated Dismissal targeting an instant or sorcery spell you control while there is one instant or sorcery card in your graveyard. In this situation, if you decline to pay {3}, the spell will be countered and put into your graveyard. The spell mastery ability will then apply and you’ll scry 2.
2015-06-22wotc
Check to see if there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard as the spell resolves to determine whether the spell mastery ability applies. The spell itself won’t count because it’s still on the stack as you make this check.
2015-06-22wotc


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