---
name: "Spell Snare"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "DIS-33"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Hideaki Takamura"
oracle_id: "38877c68-b69b-4ee1-8e8f-5137a184a8f7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spell-snare-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell with mana value 2.

> *Every culture has its unlucky numbers. In a city where you're either alone, in a crowd, or being stabbed in the back, two is the worst number of all.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
2. [Quench](/printing/quench-rvr.md) — Instant
3. [Spell Blast](/printing/spell-blast-4ed.md) — Instant
4. [Spell Pierce](/printing/spell-pierce-2x2.md) — Instant
5. [Thoughtbind](/printing/thoughtbind-chk.md) — Instant
6. [Minor Misstep](/printing/minor-misstep-one.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #DIS-33
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Hideaki Takamura
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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