---
name: "Lay Bare"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ROE"
set_name: "Rise of the Eldrazi"
collector_number: "74"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chippy"
oracle_id: "4d3ac460-79ac-4eef-9446-1b9fe0261556"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lay-bare-roe"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lay Bare
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. Look at its controller's hand.

> *"É bom aprender com os próprios fracassos, mas eu prefiro aprender com os fracassos dos outros." — Jace Beleren*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spell Counter](/printing/spell-counter-unh.md) — Instant
2. [Minamo's Meddling](/printing/minamos-meddling-bok.md) — Instant
3. [Denied!](/printing/denied-ugl.md) — Instant
4. [Contradict](/printing/contradict-dtk.md) — Instant
5. [Failed Inspection](/printing/failed-inspection-plst.md) — Instant
6. [Dismiss](/printing/dismiss-tmp.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Rise of the Eldrazi (ROE) #74
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Chippy
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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