---
name: "Scent of Brine"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "UDS"
set_name: "Urza's Destiny"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "c22b5968-adea-4f74-877d-8ac2ee452769"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scent-of-brine-uds"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Reveal any number of blue cards in your hand. Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each card revealed this way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Brine Seer](/printing/brine-seer-uds.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Spell Syphon](/printing/spell-syphon-shm.md) — Instant
3. [Force of Will](/printing/force-of-will-mp2.md) — Instant
4. [Martyr of Frost](/printing/martyr-of-frost-jvc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Thassa's Rebuff](/printing/thassas-rebuff-bng.md) — Instant
6. [Statute of Denial](/printing/statute-of-denial-m15.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Destiny (UDS) #45
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **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`