---
name: "Consider the Prime Directive"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "TRK"
set_name: "Star Trek"
collector_number: "51"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "9f1d416c-60de-4796-a513-097d1d9a2305"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/consider-the-prime-directive-trk"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Consider the Prime Directive
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Interfere — Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.
• Observe — Tap up to one target creature and put a stun counter on it. Draw a card. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Out Cold](/printing/out-cold-mkm.md) — Instant
2. [Cryogenic Stasis](/printing/cryogenic-stasis-trc.md) — Instant
3. [Tranquilize](/printing/tranquilize-acr.md) — Sorcery
4. [Rapier Wit](/printing/rapier-wit-sos.md) — Instant
5. [Succumb to the Cold](/printing/succumb-to-the-cold-woe.md) — Instant
6. [Deny Entry](/printing/deny-entry-tle.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Star Trek (TRK) #51
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros

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