---
name: "Burnout"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ME2"
set_name: "Masters Edition II"
collector_number: "121"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mike Raabe"
oracle_id: "90865918-2f9a-4ab6-a881-e86f61a527cc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/burnout-me2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Burnout
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target instant spell if it's blue.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pyroblast](/printing/pyroblast-ema.md) — Instant
2. [Red Elemental Blast](/printing/red-elemental-blast-a25.md) — Instant
3. [Guttural Response](/printing/guttural-response-dds.md) — Instant
4. [Statute of Denial](/printing/statute-of-denial-m15.md) — Instant
5. [Blue Elemental Blast](/printing/blue-elemental-blast-a25.md) — Instant
6. [Refute](/printing/refute-fdn.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition II (ME2) #121
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mike Raabe

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2008-10-01)* You may target any instant spell with Burnout. If it’s blue at the time Burnout resolves, that spell will be countered and you’ll draw a card at the beginning of the next turn’s upkeep. If it’s not blue at the time Burnout resolves, that spell won’t be countered, but you’ll still draw a card at the beginning of the next turn’s upkeep.