---
name: "Complicate"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Cycling"]
set: "ONS"
set_name: "Onslaught"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Scott M. Fischer"
oracle_id: "fc09cbc0-2d28-44c6-b9a9-b95e9e58bb1b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/complicate-ons"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Complicate
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Cycling

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.
Cycling {2}{U} ({2}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, you may counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lonely Sandbar](/printing/lonely-sandbar-sld.md) — Land
2. [Spark Spray](/printing/spark-spray-vma.md) — Instant
3. [Elvish Aberration](/printing/elvish-aberration-pal03.md) — Creature — Elf Mutant
4. [Reconnaissance Mission](/printing/reconnaissance-mission-40k.md) — Enchantment
5. [Sheltered Thicket](/printing/sheltered-thicket-who.md) — Land — Mountain Forest
6. [Lava Serpent](/printing/lava-serpent-iko.md) — Creature — Elemental Serpent

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Onslaught (ONS) #76
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Scott M. Fischer
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`