---
name: "Out of Bounds"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Assist"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "BBD-38"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dmitry Burmak"
oracle_id: "431b2e52-1290-47b1-920d-2c1817553d96"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/out-of-bounds-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Out of Bounds
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Assist

## Oracle Text
Assist (Another player can pay up to {3} of this spell's cost.)
Counter target spell.

> *The wardens watch for illegal tactics and protect spectators from the occasional rogue fireball.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
2. [Counterlash](/printing/counterlash-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Outwit](/printing/outwit-avr.md) — Instant
4. [Disallow](/printing/disallow-aer.md) — Instant
5. [Out of Air](/printing/out-of-air-lci.md) — Instant
6. [Miscast](/printing/miscast-m21.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #BBD-38
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dmitry Burmak
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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