---
name: "Change the Equation"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MOM"
set_name: "March of the Machine"
collector_number: "50"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Alix Branwyn"
oracle_id: "aba7e9e2-8df8-454e-a332-9abae1d95b6f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/change-the-equation-mom"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Change the Equation
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Counter target spell with mana value 2 or less.
• Counter target red or green spell with mana value 6 or less.

> *"No es tu culpa. Strixhaven te enseñó una hipótesis imperfecta. Bueno, la ejecución imperfecta sí es tu culpa".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spell Blast](/printing/spell-blast-4ed.md) — Instant
2. [Spell Snare](/printing/spell-snare-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
4. [Quench](/printing/quench-rvr.md) — Instant
5. [Reinterpret](/printing/reinterpret-c21.md) — Instant
6. [Counterlash](/printing/counterlash-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine (MOM) #50
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Alix Branwyn
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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