Mental Misstep MB2

Card

id	51391
artist	Erica Yang
artistIds	fcc15b63-b280-49da-9fee-f862824a2fc8
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColor	white
colorIdentity	U
colorIndicator
colors	U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	419
edhrecSaltiness	0.77
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil
flavorName
flavorText	"Your first mistake was thinking I would let you live long enough to make a second." —Sarnvax, Gitaxian sective
frameEffects
frameVersion	2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	0
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter	1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{U/P}
manaValue	1
name	Mental Misstep
number	30
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Counter target spell with mana value 1.
otherFaceIds
power
printings	MB2, NPH, PEWK, PMEI, SLD
promoTypes
rarity	uncommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	MB2
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'nonfoil': ['1db93605-0a4e-5e5b-80a2-18a6e177f51d']}
subsets
subtypes
supertypes
text	({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.) Counter target spell with mana value 1.
toughness
type	Instant
types	Instant
uuid	c9423dc3-0f7c-56ee-9a35-1ae0ab3109bb
variations
watermark
setName	Mystery Booster 2

id	51391
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date	text
2011-06-01	A card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.
2011-06-01	As you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.
2011-06-01	Each Phyrexian mana symbol in a spell's mana cost contributes 1 to that spell's mana value. For example, Mental Misstep's mana value is 1, regardless of how its cost was paid.
2011-06-01	If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be the value chosen for it while that spell is on the stack.
2011-06-01	If you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.
2011-06-01	Phyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't produce Phyrexian mana.
2011-06-01	To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.