Prohibit
Kicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell.) Counter target spell if its mana value is 2 or less. If this spell was kicked, counter that spell if its mana value is 4 or less instead.
Rulings (6)
Nov 8, 2024 · If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
Nov 8, 2024 · To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
Nov 8, 2024 · If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
Nov 8, 2024 · The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
Nov 8, 2024 · If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
Nov 8, 2024 · If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
Where it’s played now
Inclusion by archetype
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Color Ephemerate | Pauper | 100% | 1–2× | 23 |
| Temur Ephemerate | Pauper | 100% | 3× | 5 |
| Mono Blue Ephemerate | Pauper | 100% | 1× | 4 |
| Sultai Ephemerate | Pauper | 80% | 2× | 5 |
| Azorius Familiars | Pauper | 77.8% | 2× | 9 |
| Azorius Landstill | Premodern | 74% | 1–2× | 50 |
| Simic Ephemerate | Pauper | 50% | 2× | 2 |
| Izzet Landstill | Premodern | 33.3% | 2× | 3 |