Card text
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
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Mana cost
{5}{U}{U}
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Card text
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Assert Authority
Assert Authority (30) is a Blue Instant from Mirrodin (MRD). It costs {5}{U}{U} and has mana value 7. It is printed at Uncommon rarity. The one keyword in its text is Affinity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 1 more format.
Mirrodin is a main expansion, released October 2003.
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
Card details
- Card number
- 30
- Set
- Mirrodin (MRD)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 3 October 2003
- Rarity
- Uncommon (U)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Instant
- Colour
- Blue
- Colour identity
- Blue
- Mana cost
- {5}{U}{U}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Assert Authority
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