---
name: "Split Decision"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Will of the council"]
set: "GN3"
set_name: "Game Night: Free-for-All"
collector_number: "39"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Robbie Trevino"
oracle_id: "5f725d51-e133-488c-9ca9-1c7b0523b5bd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/split-decision-gn3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Split Decision
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Will of the council

## Oracle Text
Will of the council — Choose target instant or sorcery spell. Starting with you, each player votes for denial or duplication. If denial gets more votes, counter the spell. If duplication gets more votes or the vote is tied, copy the spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Illusion of Choice](/printing/illusion-of-choice-cn2.md) — Instant
2. [Council's Judgment](/printing/councils-judgment-cns.md) — Sorcery
3. [Plea for Power](/printing/plea-for-power-plst.md) — Sorcery
4. [Sail into the West](/printing/sail-into-the-west-ltc.md) — Instant
5. [Insidious Will](/printing/insidious-will-pkld.md) — Instant
6. [Beamsplitter Mage](/printing/beamsplitter-mage-grn.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) #39
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Robbie Trevino
- **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: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`