Not of This World 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 spell or ability that targets a permanent you control. This spell costsless to cast if it targets a spell or ability that targets a creature you control with power 7 or greater.
Complete guide
Not of This World is a powerful Eldrazi kindred instant that serves as a specialized protective measure for your high-impact permanents. While its seven-mana cost seems daunting, it often functions as a free counterspell when your largest monsters are in danger. This card highlights the sheer scale and protective nature of the Eldrazi lineage.
Understanding the Kindred Type
Not of This World features the Kindred card type, formerly known as Tribal. This allows a noncreature card to possess creature types; in this case, it is an Eldrazi. While it isn't a creature itself, it will interact with effects that care about the Eldrazi subtype or the number of card types in your graveyard.
How it Resolves Step by Step
When a spell or ability is put onto the stack targeting a permanent you control, you may cast Not of This World. First, the game checks if the target spell or ability currently targets a permanent you control. Second, it checks if any of those targets are creatures you control with power 7 or greater to determine if the cost is reduced by {7}. Upon resolution, if the target spell or ability still targets at least one permanent you control, that spell or ability is countered and removed from the stack.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
A frequent error is trying to use this card to protect yourself from spells that target you as a player rather than your permanents. Additionally, the power check for the cost reduction happens as you cast Not of This World. If your opponent removes your 7-power creature in response to Not of This World being on the stack, the counterspell might fail to resolve if no other valid permanents you control are being targeted, but the cost you already paid (or didn't pay) remains the same.
When to Play It
This spell is best utilized in decks featuring massive threats. It provides a zero-mana safety net when you have your win conditions on the board. Because it also counters abilities, it is effective against planeswalker activations or triggered abilities that would exile or destroy your key pieces.
Interaction examples
Scour from ExistenceIf your opponent casts Scour from Existence targeting your 7/7 Eldrazi creature, you can cast Not of This World. The game checks the target of Scour from Existence, sees it is a creature you control with power 7 or greater, and reduces the cost of Not of This World to {0}. Not of This World resolves and counters Scour from Existence.
Desecrate RealitySuppose an opponent casts Desecrate Reality targeting a permanent you control with an even mana value. You may cast Not of This World to counter it. If the permanent being targeted is a creature with power 7 or greater, you pay {0}. If it is a noncreature permanent like an enchantment, you must pay the full {7} mana, but the spell will still successfully counter Desecrate Reality.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Not of This World
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
This cards was originally printed with the "tribal" card type. That card type has been replaced with "kindred". This change does not affect the gameplay function of this card.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Kindred is a card type that allows noncreature cards to have creature types. For example, Echoes of Eternity is an Eldrazi (although not a creature) while on the battlefield and an Eldrazi card (although not a creature card) in zones other than the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
While it appears only on cards that already have other card types, kindred is a card type and will be counted by effects that refer to the number of card types among cards in a zone.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
Not of This World doesn't check whether the targets of the spell or ability it's targeting are currently legal for that spell or ability, only who controls them and what their power is. For example, say a player casts Forked Bolt targeting you and a creature you control. If, in response, another spell or ability causes that creature to gain shroud, then you can still cast Not of This World targeting Forked Bolt.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
The spell or ability you target with Not of This World may have any number of targets, as long as one of them is a permanent you control.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
If a spell or ability targets you, but not a permanent you control, you can't cast Not of This World targeting it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
Not of This World's first ability checks the current state of the targets of the spell or ability it's targeting to determine whether one of them is a permanent you control. For example, say a player casts Forked Bolt targeting you and a creature you control. If, in response, another spell or ability causes that creature to no longer be under your control, then you can't cast Not of This World targeting Forked Bolt. Alternately, if you cast Not of This World targeting Forked Bolt and, in response, another spell or ability causes that creature to no longer be under your control, Not of This World won't resolve when it tries to resolve for having an illegal target.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #8· Wizards of the Coast
Not of This World's second ability checks the current state of the targets of the spell or ability it's targeting to determine whether one of them is a creature you control with power 7 or greater. This check is made as you cast Not of This World, before you activate mana abilities. It doesn't matter what the power of the creature was at the time the targeted spell or ability was cast.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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