---
name: "Mana Leak"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "M11"
set_name: "Magic 2011"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Howard Lyon"
oracle_id: "c61fe162-2202-4e56-9ba0-393547f9875f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mana-leak-m11"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.

> *C'est toujours une erreur de croire que l'on en sait plus que son ennemi.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Miscast](/printing/miscast-m21.md) — Instant
2. [Quench](/printing/quench-rvr.md) — Instant
3. [Flaccify](/printing/flaccify-unh.md) — Instant
4. [Force Spike](/printing/force-spike-plst.md) — Instant
5. [It'll Quench Ya!](/printing/itll-quench-ya-tla.md) — Instant — Lesson
6. [Rethink](/printing/rethink-pcy.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2011 (M11) #62
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Howard Lyon
- **Total Printings:** 76 across all historical editions

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