---
name: "Rites of Refusal"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ODY"
set_name: "Odyssey"
collector_number: "99"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Bradley Williams"
oracle_id: "f88e7647-49dc-4d55-99f6-2f153854e5c0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rites-of-refusal-ody"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Discard any number of cards. Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3} for each card discarded this way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Refute](/printing/refute-fdn.md) — Instant
2. [Dismal Failure](/printing/dismal-failure-plc.md) — Instant
3. [Frightful Delusion](/printing/frightful-delusion-isd.md) — Instant
4. [Reject](/printing/reject-stx.md) — Instant
5. [Dismiss](/printing/dismiss-tmp.md) — Instant
6. [Deny Entry](/printing/deny-entry-tle.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Odyssey (ODY) #99
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Bradley Williams
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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