Flare of Denial

Instant

You may sacrifice a nontoken blue creature rather than pay this spell's mana cost.

Counter target spell.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (8)

Xica on Gleeful Reveler 2024 dec

3 months ago

The idea with the deck was to play cards that cannot be efficiently answered. If opponent spends 3-4 mana to clean up tokens generated from my spell costing {R} thats enough of a win for me, to be worth it.

Thats why you can observe an utter lack of creatures without relevant triggered abilities in the deck. Bedlam Reveler is a "draw 3" card that dodges Force of Negation, which sometimes also endd up becoming a sizeable attacker - but thats just a bonus. Same goes for Clockwork Percussionist. Its mainly there to act as copies 5, 6, 7, 8 of Experimental Synthesizer

...well sweepers aint bad, as opponent tapping out for a sweeper means no Flare of Denial, and allows me to deal damage directly to face.



And well leyline of combustion is much more than just "possible tech against bowmasters, lava dart, W6".
For decks that can burn out the opponent, its one of the most universal hatecards.
It hits lots of combo decks, and pretty much all non-counterspell interactons.
Good against mill.
Good against targeted discard
Good against prowess, burn, phoenix
Often deals significant damage to unexpected players running Mishra's Bauble
Protect from opposing land destruction in eldrazi decks
Punishes activation of lotsa walkers
Creates downsides for enchantment based removal spells

Andramalech on Infect 2025 (UG)

3 months ago

Ah yes, the time-honored tradition of building infect in modern; i've tried many times and it always looks very similar to what you have here. GeminiSpartanX makes a fantastic point about wanting some access to protection for super cheap. If price is an issue, then I understand why you wouldn't use something like Flare of Denial or Force of Negation. Good luck at your FNM and I recommend that you invest in some non-zero copies of Mirrex for the mainboard.

ANXI3TY on Merfolk

4 months ago

It goes pretty fast, definitley one of my fastest aggro decks! I use to play modern merfolk years ago, so the fish are special to me.

Probably going to add: Strix Serenade and Flare of Denial removing the Aether Vial and Blue Sun's Zenith.

Vial was really nice in modern, but if you don't have it out early it doesn't have much value in EDH.

I found playing the counterspells while having Lullmage Mentor and Vodalian Hexcatcher is sweet for control.

Icbrgr on Using Disrupting Shoal

6 months ago

the main point to consider with shoal or at least what i've been getting hung up on is the being able to cast on your turn. Force of Negation is amazing but if you go to tap out on your turn to play a threat like Goblin Charbelcher/Jace, the Mind Sculptor or something like that... the build im doing doesn't have the means to use Flare of Denial as anything but a Cancel.

in my more COMBO style decks ive used Pact of Negation where i just planned on going all out to win the game when i tapped out/played my combo pieces... but this brew doesnt quite play that way.

wallisface on Using Disrupting Shoal

6 months ago

The problem as I see it, is that this spell is competing in the same space as all three of the blue-horizons free-spells: Force of Negation, Subtlety, and Flare of Denial.

Those horizons cards are a lot more flexible in what spells they can hit, a lot more forgiving in what cards you need to pitch, and can all be hardcast for a more reasonable/realistic cost. I’m not sure how Disrupting Shoal even remotely competes against them - and so i’m not sure how it would ever be a choice for a deck while those cards exist.

ASalesman on Unesh, Ultimate Guide (Tribal)

9 months ago

New Revision here!

• Replace Unsubstantiate with Flare of Denial. At 2 mana its hard to justify unsubstantiate when the rest of my interaction is 1 or 0 cmc.
• Replace An Offer You Can't Refuse with Strix Serenade. The downside of 'an offer' is a big downside. With the meta being more creature heavy, strix is a welcome addition and an homage to my Baleful Strix that can't be ran in this deck.
• Shrieking Drake got a foil printing in MH3!! Now just waiting on Gilded Drake and Enigma Thief (yeah right)

ASalesman on Unesh, Ultimate Guide (Tribal)

9 months ago

Flare of Denial is looking really good yall. I am gonna think about a sub for this. Maybe take out An Offer You Can't Refuse

Shrieking Drake Getting a foil print, WOOT

capwner on Hatebear Estate Agency: We'll meddle you'll settle

9 months ago

Good ol' spirits... have you thought of updating this at all? I'm imagining the new Flare of Denial could play pretty well in here...