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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
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (27)
Lands (27)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Sorceries (3)
Instants (26)
Enchantments (12)
Lands (33)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (27)
Lands (27)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Instants (27)
Lands (27)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 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
Lands (35)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (20)
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (24)
Lands (27)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (31)
- 1 Change the Equation
- 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 Cryptic Command
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Fact or Fiction
- 1 Brainstorm
- 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 Path to Exile
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Dovin's Veto
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (3)
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
- 4 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 3 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Restless Anchorage
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (28)
Lands (27)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (28)
Lands (27)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (31)
- 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 Cryptic Command
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Emergency Eject
- 1 Fact or Fiction
- 1 Brainstorm
- 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 Path to Exile
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Dovin's Veto
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (4)
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 Irrigated Farmland
- 1 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
- 3 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Restless Anchorage
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Sunken Citadel
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (31)
- 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 Cryptic Command
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Emergency Eject
- 1 Fact or Fiction
- 1 Brainstorm
- 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 Path to Exile
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Dovin's Veto
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (4)
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 Irrigated Farmland
- 1 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
- 3 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Restless Anchorage
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Sunken Citadel
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
