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Three Steps Ahead 
Oracle Text
— 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.Format Legality
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
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Three Steps Ahead
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (46)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Curate
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (35)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
Sorceries (2)
Instants (5)
Enchantments (7)
Lands (25)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (2)
Instants (23)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (1)
Instants (23)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Instants (5)
Enchantments (8)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (25)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (2)
Instants (23)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (2)
Instants (23)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (18)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (23)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (2)
Instants (23)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Floodpits Drowner
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Aboleth Spawn
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Enduring Curiosity
- 1 Stoic Sphinx
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (4)
Instants (33)
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flare of Denial
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Psionic Blast
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Blue Elemental Blast
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Fading Hope
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Slip Out the Back
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Vapor Snag
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Disrupting Shoal
- 1 Logic Knot
Artifacts (5)
Lands (36)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Sorceries (8)
Instants (19)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (8)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (27)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
