Anticognition is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell unless its controller pays. If an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, instead counter that spell, then scry 2.
How it works : Anticognition
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, Anticognition can still target only a creature or planeswalker spell.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Anticognition will counter the spell and let you scry 2 if any opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, not just that spell’s controller.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Anticognition can target a spell that can’t be countered. You’ll still scry 2 if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
An ability that offers a bonus if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard won’t provide additional benefits if more than one opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard. There are also no additional benefits no matter how many cards are in an opponent’s graveyard, as long as there are at least eight.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
In a multiplayer game, once an opponent leaves the game, they won’t be considered for such an effect, no matter how many cards they had in their graveyard before leaving the game.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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