---
name: "Stubborn Denial"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Ferocious"]
set: "KTK"
set_name: "Khans of Tarkir"
collector_number: "56"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "James Ryman"
oracle_id: "3adc3af3-5086-4d61-b38c-c1dddeaeebe6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stubborn-denial-ktk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Stubborn Denial
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Ferocious

## Oracle Text
Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}.
Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead.

> *The Temur have no patience for subtlety.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spectral Denial](/printing/spectral-denial-tdm.md) — Instant
2. [Decisive Denial](/printing/decisive-denial-prm.md) — Instant
3. [Lofty Denial](/printing/lofty-denial-m21.md) — Instant
4. [Reject](/printing/reject-stx.md) — Instant
5. [Flare of Denial](/printing/flare-of-denial-mh3.md) — Instant
6. [Fervent Denial](/printing/fervent-denial-c19.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #56
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** James Ryman
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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