Rebuttal
Rebuttal is an epic-rarity spell card from Riftbound's Vendetta expansion. It costs 1 Energy to cast as a one-shot effect. It bridges the Mind and Chaos domains. It carries the Mel tag. The card uses the Reaction keyword. It appears in roughly 3.2% of tracked tournament decks.
1 Energy | Spell | Mind, Chaos | epic | Vendetta
Rules Text
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a spell with Energy cost no more than 4 Energy. You may pay Any Rune. If you do, gain control of it and you may make new choices for it. Otherwise, counter it.
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Meta Statistics
Inclusion Rate: 3.2% | Win Rate: 45.0%
Related FAQ (3)
If I cast a spell while having an empowered Mel, Newly Awakened, can my opponent still Rebuttal it?
Yes. Gaining control of a spell is not countering it — effects that prevent spells from being countered don't prevent their controller from changing. If they pay the additional cost on Rebuttal's resolution, they gain control of your spell.
What new choices can I make when I play Rebuttal and pay the additional cost?
You can make new choices for any number of targets or modes; the rest remain the same. Any choices you don't remake must be legal — you can't leave some but not all choices illegal. You can also decline to make new choices entirely, in which case current choices stay as they are, legal or not. Rules or requirements about a spell's choices (such as face-down play targeting) apply regardless of who controls the spell.
If I gain control of my opponent's Stupefy with Rebuttal, does Ravenbloom Student trigger? What do Battering Ram and Legion see?
Ravenbloom Student triggers (twice, counting your Rebuttal) because it checks whether a spell you control resolves — and the stolen Stupefy resolved under your control. Battering Ram and Legion instead check who finalized cards: you never finalized Stupefy, so your Battering Ram only gets a discount for the cards you finalized yourself, and your opponent's Legion abilities remain active.
Tournament Decks
- Mel — Eric Lind (5W-2L), Valley Forge 2026 - Riftbound $10k-$25,000