---
name: "Force Spike"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "7ED"
set_name: "Seventh Edition"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Nelson DeCastro"
oracle_id: "896ea218-3019-47e4-b0a0-2487335872bb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/force-spike-7ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Quench](/printing/quench-rvr.md) — Instant
2. [Mana Leak](/printing/mana-leak-aa2.md) — Instant
3. [Mana Tithe](/printing/mana-tithe-p08.md) — Instant
4. [Miscast](/printing/miscast-m21.md) — Instant
5. [Spell Pierce](/printing/spell-pierce-2x2.md) — Instant
6. [Rethink](/printing/rethink-pcy.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Seventh Edition (7ED) #76
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Nelson DeCastro
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

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