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mar
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fca
dsc
mb2
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cmm
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dmr
dmr
dmr
scd
30a
30a
gn3
mh2
mh2
sta
sta
cmr
cmr
plst
plst
sld
sld
sld
sld
sld
sld
sld
sld
ss1
a25
mp2
ema
tpr
jvc
vma
me4
purl
dd2
me2
f05
wc02
prm
prm
prm
prm
wc01
wc01
wc01
wc01
7ed
7ed
btd
wc00
g00
brb
mmq
s99
6ed
wc98
tmp
wc97
wc97
5ed
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Counterspell 
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 | 617 | 1 |
| Pauper | 54 | 3.9 | 444 | 3.7 |
| Modern | 42 | 3 | 346 | 3.3 |
| Premodern | 49 | 4 | 332 | 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: 1 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Instants (19)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix - 1 Alpine Moon
$0.25
0.02 tix
- 1 Blood Moon
$6.63
1.16 tix - 2 Dress Down
$0.37
0.51 tix
- 2 Engineered Explosives
$4.67
4.74 tix - 2 Flusterstorm
$6.42
1.78 tix
- 1 Fury
$0.58
0.70 tix - 1 Mystical Dispute
$0.42
0.02 tix
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
$8.57
4.45 tix
- 1 Subtlety
$15.09
8.00 tix
- 2 Unlicensed Hearse
$0.35
0.35 tix
Final: 2 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
- 1 Fiery Islet$4.36 7.30 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.56 tix
- 2 Misty Rainforest$35.70 1.66 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.39 2.02 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$19.37 2.30 tix
- 3 Scalding Tarn$38.56 3.92 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Island$1.03 0.01 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Island$1.03 0.01 tix
- 4 Spirebluff Canal$5.09 0.67 tix
- 1 Steam Vents$11.98 0.18 tix
- 1 Steam Vents$11.98 0.18 tix
- 1 Steam Vents$11.98 0.18 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Blood Moon
$6.63
1.16 tix
- 1 Blood Moon
$6.63
1.16 tix
- 2 Dress Down
$0.37
0.51 tix
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.67
4.74 tix
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.67
4.74 tix
- 2 Fury
$0.58
0.70 tix
- 2 Invasive Surgery
$0.19
0.04 tix
- 2 Mystical Dispute
$0.42
0.02 tix
- 2 Unlicensed Hearse
$0.35
0.35 tix
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
- 1 Fiery Islet$4.36 7.30 tix
- 2 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.56 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 2 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 2 Misty Rainforest$35.70 1.66 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.39 2.02 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$19.37 2.30 tix
- 2 Scalding Tarn$38.56 3.92 tix
- 4 Spirebluff Canal$5.09 0.67 tix
- 3 Steam Vents$11.98 0.18 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Alpine Moon
$0.25
0.02 tix
- 1 Blood Moon
$6.63
1.16 tix
- 2 Dress Down
$0.37
0.51 tix
- 2 Engineered Explosives
$4.67
4.74 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.42
1.78 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.42
1.78 tix
- 1 Fury
$0.58
0.70 tix
- 1 Mystical Dispute
$0.42
0.02 tix
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
$8.57
4.45 tix
- 1 Subtlety
$15.09
8.00 tix
- 2 Unlicensed Hearse
$0.35
0.35 tix
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (11)
Enchantments (7)
Lands (25)
- 2 Breeding Pool$9.06 0.02 tix
- 1 Castle Vantress$0.32 0.02 tix
- 4 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.56 tix
- 2 Hallowed Fountain$7.87 0.06 tix
- 3 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Ketria Triome$17.00 0.18 tix
- 2 Misty Rainforest$35.70 1.66 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.39 2.02 tix
- 1 Plains$0.08 0.01 tix
- 2 Polluted Delta$19.37 2.30 tix
- 1 Raffine's Tower$13.97 0.15 tix
- 1 Raugrin Triome$16.38 0.14 tix
- 2 Scalding Tarn$38.56 3.92 tix
- 2 Windswept Heath$10.13 0.86 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Dovin's Veto
$1.96
0.03 tix - 1 Dress Down
$0.37
0.51 tix
- 4 Endurance
$4.09
4.00 tix - 1 Kaheera, the Orphanguard
$0.80
0.02 tix - 1 Ray of Revelation
$0.15
0.04 tix
- 1 Shark Typhoon
$1.40
0.06 tix - 2 Subtlety
$15.09
8.00 tix
- 1 Supreme Verdict
$1.48
0.10 tix
- 1 Veil of Summer
$3.17
0.02 tix
- 2 Wear/Tear
$1.30
4.72 tix
Final: 3 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Sorceries (10)
Instants (28)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Instants (18)
Lands (19)
- 2 Fiery Islet$4.36 7.30 tix
- 2 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.56 tix
- 2 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.56 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.70 1.66 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.70 1.66 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.39 2.02 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$19.37 2.30 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$19.37 2.30 tix
- 3 Snow-Covered Island$1.03 0.01 tix
- 2 Spirebluff Canal$5.09 0.67 tix
- 3 Steam Vents$11.98 0.18 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Blood Moon
$6.63
1.16 tix
- 1 Brotherhood's End
$1.10
1.94 tix
- 2 Dress Down
$0.37
0.51 tix
- 2 Engineered Explosives
$4.67
4.74 tix
- 1 Fact or Fiction
$0.21
0.03 tix
- 1 Invasive Surgery
$0.19
0.04 tix
- 1 Magus of the Moon
$4.07
1.17 tix
- 1 Mystical Dispute
$0.42
0.02 tix
- 1 Spell Snare
$0.36
0.24 tix
- 1 Test of Talents
$0.34
0.03 tix
- 2 Unlicensed Hearse
$0.35
0.35 tix
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (31)
- 2 Phantasmal Image
$4.44
0.02 tix
- 4 Vodalian Hexcatcher
$4.14
0.38 tix
- 4 Svyelun of Sea and Sky
$0.53
0.79 tix
- 1 Glasspool Mimic
$6.83
0.03 tix
- 2 Subtlety
$15.09
8.00 tix
- 2 Rishadan Dockhand
$0.20
0.02 tix
- 4 Tide Shaper
$0.23
0.03 tix
- 4 Lord of Atlantis
$3.39
1.16 tix
- 4 Master of the Pearl Trident
$0.44
0.03 tix
- 4 Merfolk Trickster
$0.24
0.03 tix
Instants (4)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (25)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (26)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (14)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (13)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (26)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
- 1 Fiery Islet$4.36 7.30 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.56 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.56 tix
- 2 Misty Rainforest$35.70 1.66 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.39 2.02 tix
- 2 Polluted Delta$19.37 2.30 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.56 3.92 tix
- 3 Snow-Covered Island$1.03 0.01 tix
- 4 Spirebluff Canal$5.09 0.67 tix
- 3 Steam Vents$11.98 0.18 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Blood Moon
$6.63
1.16 tix
- 1 Blood Moon
$6.63
1.16 tix
- 1 Brotherhood's End
$1.10
1.94 tix
- 2 Dress Down
$0.37
0.51 tix
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.67
4.74 tix
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.67
4.74 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.42
1.78 tix
- 1 Invasive Surgery
$0.19
0.04 tix
- 2 Mystical Dispute
$0.42
0.02 tix
- 1 Subtlety
$15.09
8.00 tix
- 2 Unlicensed Hearse
$0.35
0.35 tix
Final: 7 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5
