Arcane Denial

Instant

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Discussion (51)

Jayd0nlink on Oh, You Wanted to Play Magic?

1 day ago

Alright hkhssweiss, so I have updated and edited my deck a bit, and I wanted to see what you thought. Here are the cards I took out:

• Open the Vaults
• Font of Mythos
• Howling Mine
• Scourglass
• Temple Bell
• Time Sieve
• Dawn Charm
• Archangel of Tithes
• Duplicant
• Ethersworn Adjudicator
• Iona, Shield of Emeria
• Magister Sphinx
• Muzzio, Visionary Architect
• Thopter Assembly
• Windborn Muse
• Dromar's Charm
• Wurmcoil Engine
• Steel Hellkite
• Counterspell
• and 1 Island

And these are the cards I put in:

• Grand Abolisher
• Aven Mindcensor
• Hanna, Ship's Navigator
• Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• Master Transmuter
• Arcane Denial
• Hurkyl's Recall
• Imp's Mischief
• Remand
• Unsubstantiate
• Capsize
• Faith's Reward
• Evacuation
• Strionic Resonator (To play the Triplets' Ability more than once, just like with Paradox Haze . With this, I can even play it more than twice!)
• Crystal Shard (When I take over someone with the Triplets' ability, I can use this on them to bounce one of their important creatures and then immediately recast it. The best thing is that it is repeatable!)
• Venser's Journal (I just added this to combat life loss with Necropotence . Since it also makes me have a unlimited hand size, it combos there as well.)
• Mystic Remora (Do you mind telling me how to play this card correctly? My guess is just leave it around for one or two turn cycles, right?)
• Necropotence
• Paradox Haze
• Flooded Strand (I finally splurged and bought a fetchland. That's what I replaced the island with. Only time will tell if it was a good idea. I think it was, because I can use it later on in any deck that runs blue or white.)

Anyway, if you could tell me what you think, that would be great. And again, thanks for all of your help hkhssweiss!

Fernandoro on Ruhan, el Cogotero del Callao

4 days ago

19/04=

+ Dragonlord Ojutai

+ Field of Ruin

+ Unexpectedly Absent

- Azorius Signet

- Arcane Denial

- Boros Signet

Necron_Maverick on Nope Pope

4 days ago

I'm normally the "elf-combo" guy and the thing I hate to face is multiple control decks in the same table. Your list isn't half bad but you lack a reliable Wincon, you're using the dramatic scepter combo and...that's it XD

If you want to keep the "Nope Pope" in the command zone that's fine, he's a great commander, but you might take a look at Baral, Cheif of Compliance and Naru Meha, Master Wizard as alternative commanders, Belive me they are REALLY strong control decks and have combo wincoms capable of ending the game on the spot.

As for Azorius, cut down the planeswalkers and add more spot removal + counterspells, Arcane Denial and Mana Drain (if you have the budget, try Delay if you don't!) are great counterspells that can swing the game in your favor! Path to Exile can get rid of an annoying creature or combo piece and the life gain normally won't matter in the end.

Also, you're using Rest in Peace combo it with Helm of Obedience for more fun!

ryanstreet on Naru Meha Competitive (Playing With Power MTG)

5 days ago

skyhaven I believe Arcane Denial was cut for Mana Drain .

DrkNinja on Budget Oloro Politics

2 weeks ago

First let me start by saying that if your goal is to win, I think you are missing value... You have 8 cards that require voting and 3 cards that affect your ability to change votes... I think that of those only 4 or 5 cards are worth their weight. I like the concept of the deck, I even built a version of politics matters deck called Politically Motivated. which is themed after House of Cards but it's in Mardu colors. I think you'd be better off cutting the cards that affect the voting outcome and play some pillow fort. Ghostly Prison , Propaganda , Collective Restraint , Glacial Chasm , and Sphere of Safety are all great cards for that purpose. I also think you should play a bit more counter magic, stuff like Arcane Denial so that you tell them no and give them a slap on the ass at the same time! Honestly some spells will resolve and destroy your boardstate so it's worth playing a few. I also think that Path to Exile , Swords to Plowshares , and Anguished Unmaking are pretty relevant to deal with cards that are indestructible.

Also here are some fun political cards I used that you may like.

• Deadly Designs
• Duelist's Heritage
• Orzhov Advokist
• Curse of Bloodletting
• Curse of Disturbance
• Curse of Misfortunes
• Curse of Opulence
• Curse of Shallow Graves
• Curse of Stalked Prey
• Curse of the Forsaken
• Curse of Thirst
• Curse of Vengeance

Also Humility + Forcefield is a great combo for pillow fort I forgot about... and Humility is far better than Overwhelming Splendor.

Lastly Greater Auramancy isn't political but... most of your political tools are enchantments so... you could also add Enchanted Evening for shits and giggles.

leesteak on Turning A Profit

2 weeks ago

If you are looking for cards to take out, the primary cards I would look at: Martial Law - Only gets one creature, and is somewhat slow as a 4 mana do-nothing enchantment, while it can eek out value, it can also do very little Recumbent Bliss - Trading 1 for 1 with a single opponent sets you behind the other players, and I'm not sure the life gain is worth it. Ith, High Arcanist - Seems like it doesn't quite do near enough for its mana cost, and its suspend can be really slow. Like, if you have it on turn 2, great, but that may not happen often enough to be worth it. Icy Manipulator - Like martial law, but also you have to pay for it. It's by no means useless, but it's slow, it only works on thing a turn, and it might just do nothing for you. Mind's Eye - is super slow. Like, if you want to draw, lets say 5 cards, you have to invest 4 mana intially, and then 4 more mana over subsequent turns. Or, you could just cast Tidings and draw 4 cards for 5 mana. Victory Chimes - just meh. While you can dream of making cool deals for the extra mana, as someone who has played Spectral Searchlight , its mostly just a bad mana rock.

Also, just as a word of advice, one thing you need to be aware of as a control deck is that when you use removal on someone's threat, be it a counter, or other removal, it puts you at card disadvantage. With that in mind, I would advise cheaper counterspells, such as Swan Song , Arcane Denial style cards. Also, packing some more card draw would maybe not be the worst idea, instead of the group draw artifacts you have currently. That's my personal advice! Good luck :+)

vasarto77 on The 8th Plague

2 weeks ago

Whir of Invention , Whirlpool Warrior , and Fabricate have all been added with Niblis of Frost , Arcane Denial , and Wee Dragonauts have been removed. Almost there. Just need the expensive mana rocks and volcanic island left.

BelugaWhale217 on Yennet, value for free

3 weeks ago

ok that was weird. Ok, maybe get rid of the situational counterspells for more that can hit pretty much everything. (swan song and negate are fine, but i'm not a fan of the rest) maybe use Arcane Denial or Disallow . I also dont see enough topdeck manipulation for a deck that cares about the top of it's library. maybe add more instant and sorceries that allow you to sift through your library.