---
name: "Miscast"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "M21"
set_name: "Core Set 2021"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Steve Argyle"
oracle_id: "e08c71aa-d35c-4c20-b4db-ae9d36ee3169"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/miscast-m21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

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

> *"Next time, try something more appropriate for your skill level."
—Barrin, Tolarian archmage*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mana Leak](/printing/mana-leak-aa2.md) — Instant
2. [Flaccify](/printing/flaccify-unh.md) — Instant
3. [Reject](/printing/reject-stx.md) — Instant
4. [Rethink](/printing/rethink-pcy.md) — Instant
5. [Force Spike](/printing/force-spike-plst.md) — Instant
6. [Cancel](/printing/cancel-10e.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2021 (M21) #57
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Steve Argyle
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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