---
name: "Nix"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "FUT"
set_name: "Future Sight"
collector_number: "55"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Brian Despain"
oracle_id: "fe1a9af0-1774-4d54-b59f-f42dc8afcbe9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nix-fut"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell if no mana was spent to cast it.

> *« Il ne peut y avoir de raccourci si l'on veut bien faire son travail. C'est une leçon que les Créateurs ont appris la première fois qu'ils ont façonné le monde. » —Githri le prisonnier*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Unravel](/printing/unravel-eoe.md) — Instant
2. [Vexing Bauble](/printing/vexing-bauble-mh3.md) — Artifact
3. [Void Mirror](/printing/void-mirror-pmh2.md) — Artifact
4. [Spell Blast](/printing/spell-blast-4ed.md) — Instant
5. [Counterlash](/printing/counterlash-plst.md) — Instant
6. [Force Spike](/printing/force-spike-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Future Sight (FUT) #55
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Brian Despain
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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