---
name: "Lofty Denial"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "M21"
set_name: "Core Set 2021"
collector_number: "56"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Manuel Castañón"
oracle_id: "d799a2c4-628a-45da-b9ca-0337c46e3e14"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lofty-denial-m21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. If you control a creature with flying, counter that spell unless its controller pays {4} instead.

> *Le mage se renfrogna lorsqu'un autre éclair se dissipa sans effet sur ce qui semblait n'être que le vide.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dazzling Denial](/printing/dazzling-denial-blb.md) — Instant
2. [Access Denied](/printing/access-denied-nec.md) — Instant
3. [Wizard Replica](/printing/wizard-replica-mrd.md) — Artifact Creature — Wizard
4. [Spiketail Drake](/printing/spiketail-drake-pcy.md) — Creature — Drake
5. [Reject](/printing/reject-stx.md) — Instant
6. [Flaccify](/printing/flaccify-unh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2021 (M21) #56
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Manuel Castañón
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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