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Calculated Dismissal

Blue

2 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Calculated Dismissal, The List printing
The List PLST · No. ORI-48 2019-11-07

Card text

{2}{U}
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.)
Keywords: Spell mastery, Scry
EDHREC rank #16438 Common Not on the Reserved List
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The 2 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

3 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

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.

2015-06-22 · Wizards of the Coast

If the spell mastery ability applies, you’ll scry 2 even if the controller of the spell pays {3}.

2015-06-22 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2015-06-22 · Wizards of the Coast

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