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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 | 30 | 1.4 | 352 | 1.7 |
| Pioneer | 16 | 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 (5)
Sorceries (14)
Instants (33)
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 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 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 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 (2)
Lands (39)
- 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 Hengegate Pathway
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 2 Island
- 2 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 2 Plains
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Restless Anchorage
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (25)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (25)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (26)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Sorceries (8)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (22)
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Censor
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Dispelling Exhale
- 1 Jwari Disruption
- 1 Make Disappear
- 1 Negate
- 1 Destroy Evil
- 1 Fateful Absence
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Hallowed Moonlight
- 1 Soul Partition
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Settle the Wreckage
- 1 Dig Through Time
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Elspeth's Smite
- 1 Dovin's Veto
- 1 Absorb
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (37)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Think Twice
- 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 Flare of Denial
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Dismiss
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Engulf the Shore
- 1 Fact or Fiction
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Minor Misstep
- 1 Opt
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Logic Knot
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (39)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (20)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (27)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (26)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (27)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (27)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Sorceries (7)
Instants (21)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 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 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
