---
name: "Rebuff the Wicked"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "PLC-12"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Stephen Tappin"
oracle_id: "f5822e53-ddec-4c77-bcf4-091e35c1e731"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rebuff-the-wicked-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rebuff the Wicked
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell that targets a permanent you control.

> *"I cannot teach you their brand of magic, but I can teach you how to defend against it."
—Tavalus, priest of Korlis*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Turn Aside](/printing/turn-aside-emn.md) — Instant
2. [Keep Safe](/printing/keep-safe-iko.md) — Instant
3. [Hindering Light](/printing/hindering-light-otp.md) — Instant
4. [Avoid Fate](/printing/avoid-fate-tsb.md) — Instant
5. [Mana Tithe](/printing/mana-tithe-p08.md) — Instant
6. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #PLC-12
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Stephen Tappin
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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