---
name: "Neutralize"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Cycling"]
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "59"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Yongjae Choi"
oracle_id: "c2c60973-b4d5-43fa-a0c4-b5688b28df05"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/neutralize-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Neutralize
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Cycling

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

> *On Ikoria, reactive magic can make the difference between barely grazed and really dead.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Censor](/printing/censor-akh.md) — Instant
2. [Spell Snip](/printing/spell-snip-ala.md) — Instant
3. [Miscalculation](/printing/miscalculation-ulg.md) — Instant
4. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
5. [Cancel](/printing/cancel-10e.md) — Instant
6. [Dismiss](/printing/dismiss-tmp.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #59
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Yongjae Choi
- **Total Printings:** 19 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`