Stubborn Denial

Instant

Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	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
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (49)

Andramalech on EDH (Elvish Demon Highlander)

5 days ago

^this. This this this. So glad you spoke up about green/blue elf love, because Stubborn Denial doesn't get enough attention as well. What happened to the Ezuri love? If anything, infect is RIGHT there as well. All of these ideas hinge on Balaam__ going outside of one mana plipped spells. Will say that Guttural Response probably wouldn't hurt since it needs to be Green. Good time as any to mention that Boseiju, Who Endures is a stapled utility land of the format in your colors, and arguably Castle Garenbrig would be as well.

BlatantLizard on the Slimelord

1 month ago

Very cool deck! This is one of things that I love about Magic. The Swarmlord is one of my favorite commanders and Slime Against Humanity is one of my favorite cards but I’ve somehow never thought about playing them in the same deck! Really cool idea with great execution! Here are some cards that I would run in my version of the deck.

Interaction/protection:

Mutational Advantage

Stubborn Denial

Change of Plans

Ripples of Potential

Board Wipes

Contagion Engine

Wave Goodbye

Ramp:

Kodama of the West Tree

More counters:

Sphere Grid

Invigorating Hot Spring

Biogenic Ooze

Evolution Sage

Tainted Observer

Inexorable Tide

Card draw:

Garruk's Uprising

Return of the Wildspeaker

Shaman of the Great Hunt

Kami of Celebration

Game-Ending Bombs:

Thousand-Year Storm

Herald of Secret Streams

Skatewing Spy

Akki Battle Squad

Triumph of the Hordes

SufferFromEDHD on Captain America's Toy Collection

4 months ago

Stubborn Denial > Flusterstorm

Daru Encampment > 1 equipment

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

5 months ago

Sometimes I wish it was "iSufferFromEDHD" but we all collectively suffer from it anyway.

Stubborn Denial gets my vote then

haysmafia1 on Modern_DomainLooting

6 months ago

Initial thoughts after first RCQ (see above):

• I was expecting/prepared for Boros Energy, Izzet Prowess, Tron, and Amulet. Did not see much of any in the room at the RCQ.
• Overperforming Cards: Faithless Looting (highly recommend/must have), Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury (stop trimming, this is a mandatory 4 of), and the 2x Deafening Silence in the SB are here to stay!!
• Underperforming Cards: Winternight Stories, Nishoba Brawler
• Meh Cards That are just must have fillers: Lightning Bolt, Stubborn Denial

Potential Changes:

1. -1 Winternight Stories & +1 Kiora, the Rising Tide
2. Find room for 2x Mystical Dispute's in the Sideboard

Icbrgr on We Are Going to the Zoo

7 months ago

Thanks capwner! Honestly its because I only have one copy of Stubborn Denial and keep forgetting to pick up another lol... I'll split it for now but certainly plan to follow through on double stub.

jbump75 on

10 months ago

emask I think I agree with changing Dovin's Veto to Stubborn Denial. Now I'm trying to decide if it's better to have a 4th copy of Virtue of Persistence or Leyline Binding. If I add the 4th copy of Leyline Binding and don't take out the 4th copy of Virtue of Persistence, what would I take out?

emask on

10 months ago

Big fan of Stubborn Denial, but also the other low costed specific counters like Spell Pierce and Dispel. That one mana can make the difference sometimes!