---
name: "Phantom Interference"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Spree"]
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "61"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ruxing Gao"
oracle_id: "0db20037-35b3-4b1f-8dd6-3ee797c421ca"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/phantom-interference-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Phantom Interference
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Spree

## Oracle Text
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+ {3} — Create a 2/2 white Spirit creature token with flying.
+ {1} — Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.

> *To his enemies' chagrin, Winston was every bit as meddlesome dead as he had been alive.*

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3. [Three Steps Ahead](/printing/three-steps-ahead-potj.md) — Instant
4. [Spectral Adversary](/printing/spectral-adversary-pmid.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Whispering Wizard](/printing/whispering-wizard-vow.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Shimmering Glasskite](/printing/shimmering-glasskite-bok.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #61
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ruxing Gao
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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