---
name: "Brush Off"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "39"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Genel Jumalon"
oracle_id: "873694c0-c100-4d24-a74f-1ab26442dd18"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/brush-off-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Brush Off
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {1}{U} less to cast if it targets an instant or sorcery spell.
Counter target spell.

> *« C'est toi qui débarques en duel avec un parchemin inestimable ! »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Out of Air](/printing/out-of-air-lci.md) — Instant
2. [Ertai's Scorn](/printing/ertais-scorn-dmu.md) — Instant
3. [Counterlash](/printing/counterlash-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
5. [Miscast](/printing/miscast-m21.md) — Instant
6. [Dismiss](/printing/dismiss-tmp.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #39
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Genel Jumalon
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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