cache exists in db Search - ManaHive
Helper

MANAHIVE

Newest Sets:
Marvel Super Heroes Secrets of Strixhaven Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Year of the Horse 2026 Lorwyn Eclipsed MagicFest 2026 Wizards Play Network 2026 Avatar: The Last Airbender Marvel Universe Marvel's Spider-Man

🤖 ManaHive AI

"Find me cards equivalent to: Mental Misstep"

Equivalent blue instants to Mental Misstep that counter spells with mana value 1 are rare, but here are some similar alternatives:
1. Disrupt – {U}, Instant. Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {1}. Draw a card.
2. Spell Snare – {U}, Instant. Counter target spell with mana value
2. 3. Stern Dismissal – {U}, Instant. Return target creature or enchantment to its owner's hand (not a counter, but a cheap disruptive spell).

There is no exact blue instant with exactly the same effect and cost as Mental Misstep, but Spell Snare is the closest in spirit.

Found Cards

4 Results

Disrupt

Mental Misstep

Spell Snare

Stern Dismissal

Disrupt #rl51sb Instant

Find Cards Like Disrupt

Info

Color:
Identifies:
Cost:
Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 1
Power/Toughness: /
Types:
  • Instant
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • You draw a card regardless of whether the targeted spell was countered or {1} was paid.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD
    Manapool 0.41 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.61 USD
    Cardmarket 0.63 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays . Draw a card.

    Mental Misstep #2373 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2
    Find Cards Like Mental Misstep

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • If you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.
  • Phyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't produce Phyrexian mana.
  • To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer / 17.75 USD 15.33 USD
    Cardkingdom / 23.99 USD 19.99 USD
    Manapool 14.84 USD / 14.19 USD
    Cardmarket / 20.23 EUR 18.59 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    ( can be paid with either or 2 life.) Counter target spell with mana value 1.

    Spell Snare #71 Instant

    Find Cards Like Spell Snare

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 1.14 EUR 0.63 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.34 USD / 0.5 USD
    Cardkingdom / 1.99 USD 0.69 USD
    Manapool / 0.15 USD 0.15 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Counter target spell with mana value 2.

    Stern Dismissal #68 Instant

    Find Cards Like Stern Dismissal

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
    • SubTypes:
    Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.17 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.29 USD 0.47 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.79 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.17 EUR 0.19 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Return target creature or enchantment an opponent controls to its owner's hand.