Metallic Rebuke

Metallic Rebuke {2}{U}

Instant
Improvise
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.
"Too little, too late. The machine is in motion."
—Tezzeret
Details
Legalities
Rulings
  • 2020-08-07 Equipment attached to a creature doesn't become tapped when that creature becomes tapped, and tapping that Equipment doesn't cause the creature to become tapped.
  • 2020-08-07 If an artifact you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with improvise will result in the artifact being tapped when you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for improvise. Similarly, if you sacrifice an artifact to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with improvise, that artifact won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for improvise.
  • 2020-08-07 Improvise can't pay for {U} in Metallic Rebuke's total cost.
  • 2020-08-07 Improvise doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.
  • 2020-08-07 Tapping an artifact won't cause its abilities to stop applying unless those abilities say so.
  • 2020-08-07 When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Improvise applies after the total cost is calculated.
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Foreign names
  • 聚金拒斥
  • 聚金拒斥
  • Metallische Zurechtweisung
  • Blâme métallique
  • Risposta Metallica
  • 金属の叱責
  • 금속성 비난
  • Repreensão Metálica
  • Металлический Упрек
  • Censura metálica