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Counterspell 
Counterspell appeared in 1,745 MTGO Challenge Top-8 decks over the past 12 months, averaging 2.7 copies per deck. Its current TCGplayer price is $4.62.
Oracle Text
Format Legality
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Counterspell, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Commander | 12 | 1 | 612 | 1 |
| Pauper | 54 | 3.9 | 444 | 3.7 |
| Modern | 43 | 3 | 347 | 3.3 |
| Premodern | 52 | 4 | 337 | 3.9 |
| Legacy | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.2 |
Details
- Set
- MagicFest 2026
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 2
- Collector #
- 5
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Counterspell
Final: 3 |
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (12)
- 1 Hidden Strings
$0.26
0.03 tix - 1 Merchant Scroll
$4.52
2.46 tix
- 1 Solve the Equation
$3.83
0.03 tix - 1 Lórien Revealed
$4.94
4.86 tix - 1 Hard Evidence
$0.16
0.01 tix
- 1 Personal Tutor
$5.48
3.54 tix
- 1 Ponder
$1.81
0.01 tix
- 1 Portent
$0.35
2.20 tix
- 1 Preordain
$0.51
0.01 tix
- 1 Serum Visions
$0.50
0.03 tix
- 1 Sleight of Hand
$0.31
0.03 tix
- 1 Gitaxian Probe
$3.57
0.01 tix
Instants (44)
- 1 Pact of Negation
$17.98
0.28 tix - 1 Brain Freeze
$2.60
0.02 tix
- 1 Curate
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 1 Impulse
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 1 Moment of Truth
$0.25
0.03 tix
- 1 Remand
$0.30
0.03 tix
- 1 Snap
$3.45
0.05 tix
- 1 Tale's End
$1.96
0.02 tix
- 1 Unsubstantiate
$0.18
0.03 tix
- 1 Refute
$0.21
0.03 tix
- 1 Cryptic Command
$3.25
0.07 tix
- 1 Brainsurge
$0.36
0.03 tix
- 1 Confounding Riddle
$0.22
0.03 tix
- 1 Frantic Search
$0.58
0.04 tix
- 1 Intuition
$358.15
15.87 tix
- 1 Unwind
$1.01
0.03 tix
- 1 Rewind
$0.44
0.03 tix
- 1 Turnabout
$0.24
0.02 tix
- 1 Force of Will
$26.25
10.90 tix
- 1 Misdirection
$5.84
8.99 tix
- 1 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.85 tix
- 1 Chain of Vapor
$9.47
0.07 tix
- 1 Consider
$0.26
0.01 tix
- 1 Dizzy Spell
$2.54
0.03 tix
- 1 Dream's Grip
$0.31
0.03 tix
- 1 Essence Flux
$1.11
0.03 tix
- 1 Force Spike
$0.96
0.04 tix
- 1 Gigadrowse
$0.21
0.03 tix
- 1 High Tide
$0.86
0.04 tix
- 1 Mental Note
$6.71
20.87 tix
- 1 Opt
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Peek
$0.45
0.03 tix
- 1 Spell Snare
$0.41
0.23 tix
- 1 Stern Scolding
$0.30
0.33 tix
- 1 Stifle
$7.02
18.67 tix
- 1 Suspend
$0.41
0.02 tix
- 1 Thought Scour
$0.40
0.03 tix
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
$2.94
0.07 tix
- 1 Twiddle
$0.21
0.03 tix
- 1 Wash Away
$0.41
0.03 tix
- 1 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 1 Muddle the Mixture
$1.83
0.03 tix
- 1 Archmage's Charm
$1.21
0.17 tix
- 1 Mental Misstep
$8.10
0.02 tix
Lands (35)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (22)
Lands (17)
- 1 Darkslick Shores$1.87 0.02 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.51 tix
- 1 Gloomlake Verge$10.41 0.26 tix
- 2 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.17 1.74 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.66 1.86 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$18.83 2.29 tix
- 3 Polluted Delta$18.83 2.29 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 2 Undercity Sewers$8.85 7.49 tix
- 1 Verdant Catacombs$28.43 1.27 tix
- 1 Watery Grave$9.07 0.02 tix
- 1 Watery Grave$9.07 0.02 tix
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (27)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
- 2 Annul
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 1 Arms of Hadar
$0.38
7.87 tix - 2 Blue Elemental Blast
$1.25
15.90 tix
- 1 Cast Down
$0.34
2.89 tix
- 1 Deep Analysis
$0.11
0.03 tix
- 1 Extract a Confession
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 2 Hydroblast
$1.54
14.25 tix
- 1 Murmuring Mystic
$0.34
0.03 tix
- 1 Nausea
$0.04
0.03 tix
- 2 Nihil Spellbomb
$1.87
0.03 tix
- 1 Steel Sabotage
$0.19
0.03 tix
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (25)
- 1 Long Goodbye
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 1 Shoot the Sheriff
$0.48
0.53 tix
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
$0.59
0.02 tix
- 2 Force of Negation
$50.33
18.75 tix
- 2 Sink into Stupor
$5.69
7.90 tix
- 4 Fatal Push
$0.41
0.02 tix
- 2 Consider
$0.26
0.01 tix
- 3 Spell Snare
$0.41
0.23 tix
- 1 Stern Scolding
$0.30
0.33 tix
- 4 Thought Scour
$0.40
0.03 tix
- 4 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (13)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
Sorceries (4)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (25)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Instants (25)
- 1 Long Goodbye
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 1 Shoot the Sheriff
$0.48
0.53 tix
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
$0.59
0.02 tix
- 2 Force of Negation
$50.33
18.75 tix
- 2 Sink into Stupor
$5.69
7.90 tix
- 2 Fatal Push
$0.41
0.02 tix
- 2 Fatal Push
$0.41
0.02 tix
- 2 Consider
$0.26
0.01 tix
- 3 Spell Snare
$0.41
0.23 tix
- 1 Stern Scolding
$0.30
0.33 tix
- 4 Thought Scour
$0.40
0.03 tix
- 4 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (22)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (26)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (22)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (14)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (26)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Sorceries (13)
Instants (11)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (26)
- 1 Long Goodbye
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 1 Shoot the Sheriff
$0.48
0.53 tix
- 3 Force of Negation
$50.33
18.75 tix
- 2 Sink into Stupor
$5.69
7.90 tix
- 4 Fatal Push
$0.41
0.02 tix
- 3 Consider
$0.26
0.01 tix
- 3 Spell Snare
$0.41
0.23 tix
- 1 Stern Scolding
$0.30
0.33 tix
- 4 Thought Scour
$0.40
0.03 tix
- 4 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (25)
Lands (18)
- 1 Bloodstained Mire$14.22 1.50 tix
- 2 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.51 tix
- 2 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Marsh Flats$31.98 0.83 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.17 1.74 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.66 1.86 tix
- 4 Polluted Delta$18.83 2.29 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.91 4.01 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 2 Undercity Sewers$8.85 7.49 tix
- 2 Watery Grave$9.07 0.02 tix
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4