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Veil of Summer

M20 · uncommon · Released 2019-07-12

Power

brawl
tier-1Strong staple
commander
tier-2Strong staple

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

incremental

minor value alone

modular

fits anywhere

caps

fixed effect

flexible

multiple modes

broad

broadly useful

n/a

n/a

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
combomidrangecontrolanti-control
negative:
group-hug

Roles

protection-massprotection-from-countercantripsideboard-hatecolor-hate

Risks

opp-board-requiredconditional-trigger

Mechanics

Typal

synergy:

anti:

Structural

triggered-abilitystatic-ability

Rationale

Veil of Summer is a 1-mana instant that draws a card if an opponent cast a blue or black spell this turn, makes your spells uncounterable, and grants you and your permanents hexproof from blue and black. It is a premier green anti-control tool — essentially a one-sided Autumn's Veil stapled to a conditional cantrip, making it free or better in reactive contexts. Signature in combo and midrange shells that need to protect a key spell or permanent from blue/black disruption; the uncounterable clause is especially relevant in cEDH where Force of Will and Counterspell are ubiquitous.

Learnings (3)

  • Veil of Summer's 'spells you control can't be countered' clause is a static ability that applies to ALL your spells this turn, not just itself — casting it before your combo piece on the same turn protects the entire stack.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The card-draw trigger fires if ANY opponent cast a blue or black spell this turn, even if it resolved, was countered, or was cast before Veil — making it almost always a free cantrip at cEDH tables where blue/black is nearly universal.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Unlike Autumn's Veil (which it functionally upgrades), Veil of Summer also grants you personal hexproof from blue and black, which stops targeted discard and other hand-disruption abilities that target the player.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #561

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