---
name: "Abstruse Interference"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Devoid"]
set: "OGW"
set_name: "Oath of the Gatewatch"
collector_number: "40"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "e8ebf5cb-3a26-4bbd-812b-414c129e4bb7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/abstruse-interference-ogw"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Abstruse Interference
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Devoid

## Oracle Text
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. You create a 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature token. It has "Sacrifice this token: Add {C}." ({C} represents colorless mana.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scion Summoner](/printing/scion-summoner-ogw.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Drone
2. [Call the Scions](/printing/call-the-scions-bfz.md) — Sorcery
3. [Adverse Conditions](/printing/adverse-conditions-bfz.md) — Instant
4. [Eldrazi Repurposer](/printing/eldrazi-repurposer-mh3.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Drone
5. [Unfathomable Truths](/printing/unfathomable-truths-mh3.md) — Instant
6. [Warping Wail](/printing/warping-wail-m3c.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) #40
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`