I put 4 of these in adeck with forced fruition, letter bomb, fog bank, and some other counter cards. With fruition, most libraries will run out of cards after 8 spells or less. With Denial, your opp has wasted one of his precious few spells, and very often will choose not to draw the extra 2 cards, as it only increases his odds of getting bombed. OUCH!

  -- By Jim from Madison, WI on June 12, 2009

4, i use to have 3 of them in a deck a nd it worked wonders. Guy above who says Hindering Light is better, the newer cards aren't even comparable to alot of cards from before 8th edition(to be safe), scourge, and ice age.

  -- By Shawn King from Joliet, Illinois on February 09, 2009

Now that we have Hindering Light there's little point....

  -- By Anonymous from NYC, NY, USA on January 17, 2009

Blue is all about control. If you're worried about the 1 to 2 ratio, make sure your card is better!

  -- By ferrioso from Sioux Falls, SD on December 21, 2008

Poor man's Ancestral! That is hilarious! This card gets a 5 because: It has a cool name, the picture is cool, and Black Vise.

  -- By Brad from Annapolis on November 26, 2008

I give it 4 because it's a direct counterspell for 2 mana.

  -- By Counterspell from Sydney on April 25, 2008