Ionize
Guilds of Ravnica Promos (PGRN) #179p · Rare · Instant
Mana cost: {1}{U}{R}
Counter target spell. Ionize deals 2 damage to that spell's controller.
"Countermagic is a simple process of breaking matter into its elementary particles."
Illustrated by Chase Stone · Released October 5, 2018
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.81 USD · €0.45 EUR
- Foil: $0.70 USD · €0.46 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.02 USD (2.5%) to $0.81 USD; low $0.78 USD, high $0.81 USD.
Printings
- Breaking News #49 (OTP) · Rare · 2024 · $0.30 USD
- Guilds of Ravnica #179 (GRN) · Rare · 2018 · $0.38 USD
- Guilds of Ravnica Promos #179p (this printing) · Rare · 2018 · $0.81 USD
- Guilds of Ravnica Promos #179s (PGRN) · Rare · 2018 · $1.35 USD foil
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2018-10-05 · wotc — A spell that can’t be countered is a legal target for Ionize. The spell won’t be countered when Ionize resolves, but Ionize still deals 2 damage to that spell’s controller.
Played in these commander decks
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun · in 12% of 42 decks