---
name: "Reject"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "50"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "198fed4c-297e-41c0-a172-e471c7401fbb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/reject-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Reject
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell unless its controller pays {3}. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

> *「グラックス君、もう一度だけ言うよ。受付でただ『受験する！』と叫ぶだけではだめなんだ。」
――事務局員、パヴィル*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Miscast](/printing/miscast-m21.md) — Instant
2. [Rethink](/printing/rethink-pcy.md) — Instant
3. [Deny Existence](/printing/deny-existence-soi.md) — Instant
4. [Exclude](/printing/exclude-cmm.md) — Instant
5. [Syncopate](/printing/syncopate-vow.md) — Instant
6. [Liquify](/printing/liquify-tor.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #50
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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