---
name: "Syncopate"
mana_cost: "{X}{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "RTR"
set_name: "Return to Ravnica"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Clint Cearley"
oracle_id: "318f7f70-e374-40ef-8afb-3389c10461d8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/syncopate-rtr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

> *"Pazienta, mago. Ucciderti ora sarebbe troppo facile."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Reject](/printing/reject-stx.md) — Instant
2. [Clash of Wills](/printing/clash-of-wills-f16.md) — Instant
3. [Rethink](/printing/rethink-pcy.md) — Instant
4. [Dissipate](/printing/dissipate-wc97.md) — Instant
5. [Spelljack](/printing/spelljack-jud.md) — Instant
6. [Spell Blast](/printing/spell-blast-4ed.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Return to Ravnica (RTR) #54
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Clint Cearley
- **Total Printings:** 57 across all historical editions

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