---
name: "Access Denied"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "NEC"
set_name: "Neon Dynasty Commander"
collector_number: "11"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Johan Grenier"
oracle_id: "353dd446-2ea6-41c9-a10f-5a03e4de19b4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/access-denied-nec"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Access Denied
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. Create X 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying, where X is that spell's mana value.

> *The Saiba Futurists guard their secret experiments with ever-evolving networks of cutting-edge defensive technology.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Launch Mishap](/printing/launch-mishap-j22.md) — Instant
2. [Strix Serenade](/printing/strix-serenade-pmh3.md) — Instant
3. [Lofty Denial](/printing/lofty-denial-m21.md) — Instant
4. [Geist Snatch](/printing/geist-snatch-avr.md) — Instant
5. [Deny Entry](/printing/deny-entry-tle.md) — Instant
6. [Disallow](/printing/disallow-aer.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #11
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Johan Grenier
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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