Stubborn Denial 
Instant
Oracle Text
Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays 
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Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead.
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Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead.Format Legality
PioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Stubborn Denial, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern | 6 | 2.8 | 210 | 2.3 |
| Duel Commander | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Pioneer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Details
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 1
- Collector #
- 56
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Stubborn Denial
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (37)
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 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 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Requiting Hex
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stubborn Denial
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Shadow of Doubt
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (2)
Lands (38)
- 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 Dreamroot Cascade
- 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 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 River of Tears
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 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
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (8)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (7)
Sorceries (15)
Instants (31)
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Requiting Hex
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Auroral Procession
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stubborn Denial
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (5)
Lands (39)
- 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 Flooded Grove
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Forest
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Maze of Ith
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 River of Tears
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Sunken Citadel
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tectonic Edge
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (9)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (10)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
Instants (8)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (10)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (9)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (1)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (9)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (9)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (7)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (8)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (1)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (9)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (9)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (10)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (10)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (37)
- 1 Go for the Throat
- 1 Long Goodbye
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 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 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stubborn Denial
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (1)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (39)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Botanical Sanctum
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Dreamroot Cascade
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Multiversal Passage
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 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
- 1 Zagoth Triome
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (9)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 6
