Stubborn Denial
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays 1.
Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2014-09-20
Some ferocious abilities that appear on instants and sorceries use the word “instead.” These spells have an upgraded effect if you control a creature with power 4 or greater as they resolve. For these, you only get the upgraded effect, not both effects.
- 2014-09-20
Ferocious abilities of instants and sorceries that don’t use the word “instead” will provide an additional effect if you control a creature with power 4 or greater as they resolve.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Stubborn Denial, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namor the Sub-Mariner | 1 | 7 | 42.9% |
| Veyran, Voice of Duality | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Mono-Blue 1 deck
- Izzet 1 deck
Every version of Stubborn Denial
1 printing, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly — a printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall genuinely publishes none for some of them.
Khans of Tarkir
- Normal
- $4.02
- Foil
- $22.54
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Stubborn Denial — a name search across every version, for the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only — no individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.