---
name: "Gainsay"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "THS"
set_name: "Theros"
collector_number: "49"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Clint Cearley"
oracle_id: "5115eb6b-efae-4561-912a-f7909cc75775"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gainsay-ths"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target blue spell.

> *「お前たち陸の者は空気を当たり前のものと思っている。そしてそれを無駄にして憚らない。」 ――タッサの神官、ケネッソス*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Frazzle](/printing/frazzle-gpt.md) — Instant
2. [Statute of Denial](/printing/statute-of-denial-m15.md) — Instant
3. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
4. [Abjure](/printing/abjure-wth.md) — Instant
5. [Cancel](/printing/cancel-10e.md) — Instant
6. [Spell Syphon](/printing/spell-syphon-shm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros (THS) #49
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Clint Cearley
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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