---
name: "Turn Aside"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "SOM"
set_name: "Scars of Mirrodin"
collector_number: "49"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Shelly Wan"
oracle_id: "4325ae73-af43-4a7d-a552-9909f0dc77db"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/turn-aside-som"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell that targets a permanent you control.

> *„Es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, unsere Anführer nach ihren Experimenten mit dem Wissensvorrat zu fragen. Es ist meine Aufgabe, sicherzustellen, dass sie es auch weiterhin tun können."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Keep Safe](/printing/keep-safe-iko.md) — Instant
2. [Rebuff the Wicked](/printing/rebuff-the-wicked-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Avoid Fate](/printing/avoid-fate-tsb.md) — Instant
4. [Hindering Light](/printing/hindering-light-otp.md) — Instant
5. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
6. [Cancel](/printing/cancel-10e.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) #49
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Shelly Wan
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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