---
name: "Disdainful Stroke"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "F15"
set_name: "Friday Night Magic 2015"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Eelis Kyttanen"
oracle_id: "11e02134-7b1a-46a4-a89e-7539dd1efada"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/disdainful-stroke-f15"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell with mana value 4 or greater.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thoughtbind](/printing/thoughtbind-chk.md) — Instant
2. [Convolute](/printing/convolute-iko.md) — Instant
3. [Spell Blast](/printing/spell-blast-tpr.md) — Instant
4. [Dismal Failure](/printing/dismal-failure-plc.md) — Instant
5. [Dismiss](/printing/dismiss-cn2.md) — Instant
6. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dsc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Friday Night Magic 2015 (F15) #2
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Eelis Kyttanen
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2021-02-05)* If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when determining the spell's mana value.
- *(2021-03-19)* A face-down spell has mana value 0 and can't be targeted by Disdainful Stroke.