---
name: "Three Steps Ahead"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Spree"]
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "323"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Francisco Miyara"
oracle_id: "282dfeaa-6243-4f92-838a-5cb54fa85184"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/three-steps-ahead-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Three Steps Ahead
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Spree

## Oracle Text
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+ {1}{U} — Counter target spell.
+ {3} — Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature you control.
+ {2} — Draw two cards, then discard a card.

> *Elle s'était préparée à toutes les éventualités, à l'exception de l'échec.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mystic Confluence](/printing/mystic-confluence-tsr.md) — Instant
2. [Phantom Interference](/printing/phantom-interference-otj.md) — Instant
3. [Sublime Epiphany](/printing/sublime-epiphany-tdc.md) — Instant
4. [Archmage's Charm](/printing/archmages-charm-prm.md) — Instant
5. [Thirst for Knowledge](/printing/thirst-for-knowledge-mrd.md) — Instant
6. [Supreme Will](/printing/supreme-will-j25.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #323
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Francisco Miyara
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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