---
name: "Controvert"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Recover"]
set: "CSP"
set_name: "Coldsnap"
collector_number: "30"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Joel Thomas"
oracle_id: "f7ad79e3-d128-4aee-8542-99fd3527f9d3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/controvert-csp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Controvert
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Recover

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell.
Recover {2}{U}{U} (When a creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay {2}{U}{U}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, exile this card.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spell Counter](/printing/spell-counter-unh.md) — Instant
2. [Contradict](/printing/contradict-dtk.md) — Instant
3. [Lost in the Mist](/printing/lost-in-the-mist-isd.md) — Instant
4. [Remand](/printing/remand-ddm.md) — Instant
5. [Refute](/printing/refute-fdn.md) — Instant
6. [Bone to Ash](/printing/bone-to-ash-m19.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Coldsnap (CSP) #30
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Joel Thomas
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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