Complicate

Mana cost

Mana value3TypeInstant Color identity

Blue RarityUncommon SetOnslaught (ONS) ArtistScott M. Fischer Price€0.40 · foil €4.37 · $0.36

About this card

Complicate is an instant card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 3 (color identity: blue). First printed in Onslaught (2002); 2 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: card draw and counterspell. Legal in Commander, Legacy and Vintage. Cheapest printing: €0.24 (The List); most expensive: €0.40 (Onslaught).

Complicate

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays

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Cycling

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, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, you may counter target spell unless its controller pays

Name in each language

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Cycling

Legality

CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernNot legalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulNot legal

Rulings

2022-12-08
When you cycle this card, first the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.

2022-12-08
The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability doesn't resolve (because, for example, it has been countered, or all of its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve, and you'll draw a card.

2022-12-08
You can cycle this card even if there are no legal targets for the triggered ability.