---
name: "Convolute"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jason Rainville"
oracle_id: "cd201ded-cfaf-4a51-9fcc-6a61b3c910b0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/convolute-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {4}.

> *"No, grazie."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Quench](/printing/quench-rvr.md) — Instant
2. [Disdainful Stroke](/printing/disdainful-stroke-grn.md) — Instant
3. [Mindstatic](/printing/mindstatic-dgm.md) — Instant
4. [It'll Quench Ya!](/printing/itll-quench-ya-tla.md) — Instant — Lesson
5. [Force Spike](/printing/force-spike-plst.md) — Instant
6. [Miscast](/printing/miscast-m21.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #45
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jason Rainville
- **Total Printings:** 44 across all historical editions

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