---
name: "Dispel"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "RTR"
set_name: "Return to Ravnica"
collector_number: "36"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chase Stone"
oracle_id: "6d7be242-a072-40ce-b540-95880506cccd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dispel-rtr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target instant spell.

> *"Civilization will subsume us unless we overwhelm it instead."
—Speaker Zegana*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Flash Counter](/printing/flash-counter-8ed.md) — Instant
2. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
3. [Cancel](/printing/cancel-10e.md) — Instant
4. [Essence Scatter](/printing/essence-scatter-ddt.md) — Instant
5. [Disallow](/printing/disallow-aer.md) — Instant
6. [Dismiss](/printing/dismiss-tmp.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Return to Ravnica (RTR) #36
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Chase Stone
- **Total Printings:** 33 across all historical editions

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