---
name: "Undermine"
mana_cost: "{U}{U}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "DDH"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Massimiliano Frezzato"
oracle_id: "6bcfe240-c165-49f2-a90a-be05c05498a1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/undermine-ddh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Undermine
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{U}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. Its controller loses 3 life.

> *"¿Qué quieres primero: el insulto o la lesión?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Absorb](/printing/absorb-rna.md) — Instant
2. [Punish Ignorance](/printing/punish-ignorance-ala.md) — Instant
3. [Countersquall](/printing/countersquall-ddh.md) — Instant
4. [Cancel](/printing/cancel-10e.md) — Instant
5. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
6. [Psychic Barrier](/printing/psychic-barrier-nph.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas (DDH) #62
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Massimiliano Frezzato
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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