---
name: "Statute of Denial"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "M15"
set_name: "Magic 2015"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "03e04cee-4727-44fe-96f3-42cbd08beb76"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/statute-of-denial-m15"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Statute of Denial
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. If you control a blue creature, draw a card, then discard a card.

> *„Pyrotechnische Aktivitäten jedweder Art sind strengstens untersagt. Dass heute ein Feiertag ist, ist dabei unerheblich."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Deny Entry](/printing/deny-entry-tle.md) — Instant
2. [Refute](/printing/refute-fdn.md) — Instant
3. [Dismiss](/printing/dismiss-tmp.md) — Instant
4. [Gainsay](/printing/gainsay-wc02.md) — Instant
5. [Exclude](/printing/exclude-cmm.md) — Instant
6. [Contradict](/printing/contradict-dtk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2015 (M15) #79
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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