---
name: "Deny Existence"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "SOI"
set_name: "Shadows over Innistrad"
collector_number: "55"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "b665a64b-4772-42dd-9fd2-fd8598e689ba"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deny-existence-soi"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target creature spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

> *当所有合乎逻辑的方法都行不通时，不妨试试不合逻辑的方法。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Deny the Divine](/printing/deny-the-divine-thb.md) — Instant
2. [Dissipate](/printing/dissipate-wc97.md) — Instant
3. [Exclude](/printing/exclude-cmm.md) — Instant
4. [Reject](/printing/reject-stx.md) — Instant
5. [Deny Entry](/printing/deny-entry-tle.md) — Instant
6. [Remove Soul](/printing/remove-soul-s99.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) #55
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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