Change the Equation 
Instant
Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Counter target spell with mana value 2 or less.
• Counter target red or green spell with mana value 6 or less.
Format Legality
PioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Change the Equation, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | 24 | 2.2 | 235 | 1.6 |
| Duel Commander | 8 | 1 | 147 | 1 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.7 |
Details
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 2
- Collector #
- 50
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Change the Equation
Main Deck
Creatures (7)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (16)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (34)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (1)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (32)
Lands (36)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (7)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (16)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (34)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (1)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (32)
Lands (36)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Sorceries (6)
Instants (33)
Lands (36)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 1 Dreadhorde Arcanist
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Floodpits Drowner
- 1 Katara, Waterbending Master
- 1 Ledger Shredder
- 1 Loch Mare
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 The Wondrous Wasp
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Enduring Curiosity
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Fury
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (8)
Instants (28)
- 1 Abrade
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Flashback
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Prismari Charm
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (36)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 5 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 5 Mountain
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (20)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (2)
Instants (21)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (32)
Lands (35)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (19)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (42)
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Long Goodbye
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Heritage Reclamation
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cremate
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Requiting Hex
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Witherbloom Charm
- 1 Auroral Procession
- 1 Quandrix Charm
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Shadow of Doubt
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (40)
- 1 Bad River
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flood Plain
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Maze of Ith
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 River of Tears
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 1 Dreadhorde Arcanist
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Floodpits Drowner
- 1 Katara, Waterbending Master
- 1 Ledger Shredder
- 1 Loch Mare
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Enduring Curiosity
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (9)
Instants (27)
- 1 Abrade
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Flashback
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Prismari Charm
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (36)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 5 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 5 Mountain
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (40)
- 1 Go for the Throat
- 1 Heritage Reclamation
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Requiting Hex
- 1 Long Goodbye
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cremate
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Witherbloom Charm
- 1 Quandrix Charm
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (38)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Botanical Sanctum
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Yavimaya Coast
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (32)
Lands (35)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (19)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (19)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (19)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (19)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (7)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (16)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (34)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 2