---
name: "Decisive Denial"
mana_cost: "{G}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Fight"]
set: "OTP"
set_name: "Breaking News"
collector_number: "42"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark A. Nelson"
oracle_id: "2d0bd780-b754-44a3-894c-a9c8aa711f05"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/decisive-denial-otp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Decisive Denial
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Fight

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
• Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {3}.

> *Bär bestürzt: Ende der Nahrungskette noch nicht erreicht*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stubborn Denial](/printing/stubborn-denial-ktk.md) — Instant
2. [Dromoka's Command](/printing/dromokas-command-2x2.md) — Instant
3. [Mage Duel](/printing/mage-duel-stx.md) — Sorcery
4. [Pounce](/printing/pounce-j22.md) — Instant
5. [Duel for Dominance](/printing/duel-for-dominance-dbl.md) — Instant
6. [Flare of Denial](/printing/flare-of-denial-mh3.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Breaking News (OTP) #42
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark A. Nelson
- **Total Printings:** 32 across all historical editions

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