Statute of Denial — ruling 1

Whether you control a blue creature is checked only when Statute of Denial resolves. If you do, drawing and discarding a card is mandatory. You can’t choose to not do it.

Statute of Denial : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Statute of Denial 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. If you control a blue creature, draw a card, then discard a card.

How it works : Statute of Denial

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1July 18, 2014· Wizards of the Coast
Whether you control a blue creature is checked only when Statute of Denial resolves. If you do, drawing and discarding a card is mandatory. You can’t choose to not do it.
No other card is named in this ruling.