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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 (3)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (38)
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Think Twice
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Settle the Wreckage
- 1 Fact or Fiction
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Deprive
- 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 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (40)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 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 Irrigated Farmland
- 2 Island
- 2 Island
- 2 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Plains
- 2 Plains
- 1 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 (3)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (18)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (27)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Sorceries (3)
Instants (22)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (18)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (23)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (18)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (18)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (18)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (8)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (22)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (18)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (22)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (8)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 3