| Set: | Secrets of Strixhaven: Mystical Archive |
| Type: | Instant |
| Rarity: | Mythic |
| Cost: | {3}{U}{U} |
You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.
Counter target spell. “We must be prepared to part with things we hold dear to protect those we love.”*A Song of Wartime*
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