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Spell Pierce 
Instant
Oracle Text
Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays 
.
.Format Legality
StandardPioneerModernLegacyVintagePauperDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Spell Pierce, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 107 | 1.5 | 1316 | 1.5 |
| Pioneer | 48 | 1.4 | 713 | 1.5 |
| Vintage | 20 | 2 | 399 | 2.2 |
| Modern | 42 | 1.6 | 368 | 1.6 |
| Duel Commander | 7 | 1 | 289 | 1 |
| Pauper | 19 | 1.9 | 222 | 1.8 |
| Legacy | 17 | 1.2 | 118 | 1.5 |
Details
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 1
- Collector #
- 153
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Spell Pierce
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (11)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (23)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
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Creatures (11)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (12)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
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Creatures (9)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (13)
Lands (21)
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Creatures (4)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (22)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Sorceries (1)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
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Creatures (29)
Instants (5)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
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Sorceries (14)
Instants (13)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
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Sorceries (13)
Instants (12)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
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Sorceries (4)
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
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Creatures (11)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (12)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
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Creatures (12)
Sorceries (9)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (8)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
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
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
- 1 Dreadhorde Arcanist
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Hexing Squelcher
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (10)
Instants (28)
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Burst Lightning
- 1 Flashback
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lava Dart
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Tarfire
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Vapor Snag
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Vibrant Outburst
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (2)
Lands (38)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Cascade Bluffs
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 4 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 3 Mountain
- 1 Multiversal Passage
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (35)
- 1 Abrade
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Glorious Gale
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Prismari Charm
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Traumatic Critique
Enchantments (1)
Lands (36)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Cascade Bluffs
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 5 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 3 Mountain
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 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 (32)
Instants (5)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (14)
Instants (11)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (14)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 5
