---
name: "Countermand"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "JOU"
set_name: "Journey into Nyx"
collector_number: "33"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Clint Cearley"
oracle_id: "43402a6c-9fba-4a80-90b3-14bac05c574b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/countermand-jou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. Its controller mills four cards.

> *Il dolore fisico era nulla a confronto dell'agonia nella sua mente.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Didn't Say Please](/printing/didnt-say-please-eld.md) — Instant
2. [Thought Collapse](/printing/thought-collapse-jmp.md) — Instant
3. [Psychic Strike](/printing/psychic-strike-gtc.md) — Instant
4. [Induce Paranoia](/printing/induce-paranoia-rav.md) — Instant
5. [Dismiss](/printing/dismiss-tmp.md) — Instant
6. [Spell Counter](/printing/spell-counter-unh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Journey into Nyx (JOU) #33
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Clint Cearley
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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