---
name: "Rethink"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "PCY"
set_name: "Prophecy"
collector_number: "42"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Matt Cavotta"
oracle_id: "ede61683-fa78-4103-8248-e0e64162ed49"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rethink-pcy"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rethink
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}, where X is its mana value.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spell Blast](/printing/spell-blast-4ed.md) — Instant
2. [Miscast](/printing/miscast-m21.md) — Instant
3. [Reject](/printing/reject-stx.md) — Instant
4. [Quench](/printing/quench-rvr.md) — Instant
5. [Clash of Wills](/printing/clash-of-wills-f16.md) — Instant
6. [Force Spike](/printing/force-spike-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Prophecy (PCY) #42
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Matt Cavotta
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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