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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: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (27)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Blood Moon
$6.67
1.12 tix - 1 Cast into the Fire
$0.71
0.34 tix - 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.83 tix - 2 Dress Down
$0.37
0.52 tix
- 2 Engineered Explosives
$4.67
4.91 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.57
1.68 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$50.33
18.75 tix
- 1 Fury
$0.58
0.70 tix - 1 Mystical Dispute
$0.42
0.02 tix
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
$8.51
4.39 tix
- 2 Stern Scolding
$0.30
0.33 tix
- 1 Tormod's Crypt
$0.40
0.03 tix
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (13)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (16)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (14)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (18)
Lands (20)
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.51 tix
- 4 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge$58.35 0.06 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
- 2 Prismatic Vista$25.63 2.70 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.91 4.01 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 3 Watery Grave$9.07 0.02 tix
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (15)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (13)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (26)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
- 2 Blood Moon
$6.67
1.12 tix
- 1 Brotherhood's End
$1.08
2.00 tix
- 2 Dress Down
$0.37
0.52 tix
- 3 Engineered Explosives
$4.67
4.91 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.57
1.68 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$50.33
18.75 tix
- 1 Force of Negation$50.33 18.75 tix
- 1 Ledger Shredder
$7.71
0.17 tix
- 1 Mystical Dispute
$0.42
0.02 tix
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
$8.51
4.39 tix
- 1 Subtlety
$15.50
8.00 tix
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (27)
- 1 Cast Down
$0.34
2.89 tix - 2 Unexpected Fangs
$0.22
0.03 tix
- 3 Snuff Out
$5.58
9.34 tix
- 1 Snuff Out
$5.58
9.34 tix
- 1 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.85 tix
- 3 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.85 tix
- 1 Dispel
$0.33
0.03 tix
- 4 Mental Note
$6.71
20.87 tix
- 3 Spell Pierce
$0.21
0.01 tix
- 4 Thought Scour
$0.40
0.03 tix
- 1 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 3 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
Lands (15)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (28)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (15)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (13)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (16)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (11)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Final: 3 |
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (27)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
Final: 4 |
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (13)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Final: 6 |
