Forbid

Instant

Buyback—Discard two cards. (You may discard two cards in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)

Counter target spell.

Combos

• Arcanis the Omnipotent + Forbid

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Big Apple Highlander	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
PreDH	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

SufferFromEDHD on Keep Calm and Carrion

1 week ago

This is a really neat twist on Angry Hermit I remember from way back when. Is there room for a single copy of Forbid or is 3 too much for a counter spell in Premodern?

SufferFromEDHD on Old Things, Lost and Forgotten

1 year ago

Forbid and Demonic Collusion

August_Cross on "Noct, A Second Robot has Hit The Citadel"

1 year ago

@SufferFromEDHD Excellent ideas! (Also a really funny username.)

Forbid seems great if you want to take the deck in a reanimator direction, where Forbid's buyback could get a creature out of your hand and into your graveyard. I chose the Counterspell just because I had one on hand, and if I was going to switch it out, I personally think I'd go for something that didn't have a second {U} in its cost.

Hex Parasite also seems sick! Removing finality counters hasn't really been a huge concern for this particular build, mostly since I don't care too much about looping things in and out of the graveyard (except for the win-con). But, I think a card like that would absolutely shine in a Noctis build that wants to loop things constantly for value. Doing so might cost a lot of life between the {BP} and Noctis' ability, but you could build to compensate for that.

SufferFromEDHD on "Noct, A Second Robot has Hit The Citadel"

1 year ago

Forbid > counterspell

Hex Parasite/Soul Diviner what finality counter?

SufferFromEDHD on Noyan Dar hard control then "land" punch's face

1 year ago

Hello fellow Noyan Dar enthusiast!

Forbid > Counterspell

Capsize > Negate

Isochron Scepter would put in work

SufferFromEDHD on Throw It Overboard - Captain Howler

1 year ago

Turbulent Dreams/Devastating Dreams useful effects that now draw cards

Forbid reusable counterspell seems good

Prismari Command one of the best Swiss army knives

Frantic Search/Faithless Looting/Breakthrough/Read the Runes cheap and efficient looting

Cephalid Coliseum land looting

Masticore old school cool now becomes an engine

Anger to compliment the Wonder

All this discard Squee, Goblin Nabob would be valuable

SufferFromEDHD on Narset Spellforce

1 year ago

I like the cuts you made but it hurts to see Faithless Looting out. Made for this strategy.

Forbid > Counterspell

Curate > Preordain

Otherworldly Gaze > Serum Visions

Excise the Imperfect > Wear / Tear

Unauthorized Exit > Swords to Plowshares

I see that Inevitable Betrayal 0 CMC tech... No Wheel of Fate!?

SufferFromEDHD on Salt Devastation

1 year ago

Burning Sands > Rite of a Flame

Or replace with a niche rock like Cursed Mirror or Machine God's Effigy

Lightning Greaves > Whispersilk Cloak

Catastrophe swiss army knife. Might be better than Jokulhaups as you don't want to blow up your rocks.

You are running the three Surveil lands and Crucible but other than that there's no graveyard theme. My suggestion: Forbid > Counterspell