---
name: "Wizard's Retort"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "DOM-75"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Grzegorz Rutkowski"
oracle_id: "b828251c-86a9-454f-9852-d0876d0f5153"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wizards-retort-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wizard's Retort
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Wizard.
Counter target spell.

> *"The second mage learned to dissipate blasts of lightning. Threat and response: thus did the study of magic progress."
—Naban, dean of iteration*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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4. [Sage's Dousing](/printing/sages-dousing-mor.md) — Kindred Instant — Wizard
5. [Ertai, Wizard Adept](/printing/ertai-wizard-adept-exo.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #DOM-75
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Grzegorz Rutkowski
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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