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Three Steps Ahead 
Instant
Oracle Text
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
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— Counter target spell.
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— Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature you control.
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— Draw two cards, then discard a card.
— Counter target spell.
+ — Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature you control.
+ — Draw two cards, then discard a card.Format Legality
StandardPioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Three Steps Ahead, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 31 | 1.4 | 352 | 1.7 |
| Pioneer | 17 | 1.1 | 130 | 1.1 |
| Duel Commander | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1 |
Details
- Set
- Marvel Universe
- Rarity
- Mythic Rare
- Mana value
- 1
- Collector #
- 62
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Three Steps Ahead
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (22)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (34)
- 1 Fellwar Stone
- 1 Lotus Bloom
- 1 Sol Talisman
- 1 Everflowing Chalice
- 1 Mishra's Bauble
- 1 Urza's Bauble
- 1 Aether Spellbomb
- 1 Candy Trail
- 1 Grindstone
- 1 Retrofitter Foundry
- 1 Skateboard
- 1 Springleaf Drum
- 1 The Underworld Cookbook
- 1 Cargo Ship
- 1 Arcane Signet
- 1 Liquimetal Torque
- 1 Mind Stone
- 1 The Ooze
- 1 Winter Moon
- 1 Winter Orb
- 1 Cryptic Coat
- 1 Invasion Submersible
- 1 Repurposing Bay
- 1 Simulacrum Synthesizer
- 1 Basalt Monolith
- 1 Ensnaring Bridge
- 1 Tangle Wire
- 1 Vedalken Shackles
- 1 Sceptre of Eternal Glory
- 1 Forsaken Monument
- 1 Paradox Engine
- 1 Arcum's Astrolabe
- 1 Moonsnare Prototype
- 1 Sewer-veillance Cam
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (41)
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 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 Flame of Anor
- 1 Prismari Command
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Fiery Impulse
- 1 Fire Magic
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Logic Knot
Artifacts (2)
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
- 2 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Multiversal Passage
- 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 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (21)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (21)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (2)
Instants (22)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (41)
- 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 Flame of Anor
- 1 Prismari Command
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Fiery Impulse
- 1 Fire Magic
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Logic Knot
Artifacts (2)
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
- 2 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Multiversal Passage
- 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 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 (1)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (20)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Instants (25)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (23)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (36)
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Fateful Absence
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Settle the Wreckage
- 1 Fact or Fiction
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Get Out
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Path to Exile
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 Dovin's Veto
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (40)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Castle Ardenvale
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Fountainport
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hengegate Pathway
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 6 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 4 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Restless Anchorage
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (36)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Fateful Absence
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Settle the Wreckage
- 1 Fact or Fiction
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Get Out
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Path to Exile
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 Dovin's Veto
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (40)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Castle Ardenvale
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Fountainport
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hengegate Pathway
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 6 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 4 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Restless Anchorage
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (2)
Instants (23)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (2)
Instants (24)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (36)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Fateful Absence
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Settle the Wreckage
- 1 Fact or Fiction
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Get Out
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Path to Exile
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 Dovin's Veto
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (40)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Castle Ardenvale
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Fountainport
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hengegate Pathway
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 6 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 4 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Restless Anchorage
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
