---
name: "Calculated Dismissal"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Spell mastery", "Scry"]
set: "ORI"
set_name: "Magic Origins"
collector_number: "48"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "d8e63065-9ebc-419d-b7af-5867fd81edff"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/calculated-dismissal-ori"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Calculated Dismissal
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Spell mastery, Scry

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, scry 2. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dissolve](/printing/dissolve-ths.md) — Instant
2. [Memory Drain](/printing/memory-drain-thb.md) — Instant
3. [Condescend](/printing/condescend-wc04.md) — Instant
4. [Dismiss](/printing/dismiss-tmp.md) — Instant
5. [Stymied Hopes](/printing/stymied-hopes-ths.md) — Instant
6. [No Escape](/printing/no-escape-j22.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic Origins (ORI) #48
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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