---
name: "Dazzling Denial"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "BLB"
set_name: "Bloomburrow"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kisung Koh"
oracle_id: "6d56bd32-f47a-4e54-a88e-b69d16283ea4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dazzling-denial-blb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Dazzling Denial
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}. If you control a Bird, counter that spell unless its controller pays {4} instead.

> *Das schillernde Federkleid ist nicht nur Eitelkeit. Es ist auch Taktik.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lofty Denial](/printing/lofty-denial-m21.md) — Instant
2. [Strix Serenade](/printing/strix-serenade-pmh3.md) — Instant
3. [Statute of Denial](/printing/statute-of-denial-m15.md) — Instant
4. [Flare of Denial](/printing/flare-of-denial-mh3.md) — Instant
5. [Reject](/printing/reject-stx.md) — Instant
6. [Quench](/printing/quench-rvr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Bloomburrow (BLB) #45
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kisung Koh
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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