---
name: "Vex"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "DST"
set_name: "Darksteel"
collector_number: "36"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Brian Snõddy"
oracle_id: "fd6ba826-e7b1-4375-8aaf-c3cd3dc7ba07"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vex-dst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vex
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. That spell's controller may draw a card.

> *"I druidi farebbero meglio a passare più tempo in un laboratorio e meno a fissare gli alberi che crescono." —Pontifex, ricercatore anziano*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Contradict](/printing/contradict-dtk.md) — Instant
2. [Dream Fracture](/printing/dream-fracture-cns.md) — Instant
3. [Refute](/printing/refute-fdn.md) — Instant
4. [Dismiss](/printing/dismiss-tmp.md) — Instant
5. [Exclude](/printing/exclude-cmm.md) — Instant
6. [Unravel](/printing/unravel-eoe.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Darksteel (DST) #36
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Brian Snõddy
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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