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mar
mar
omb
fca
dsc
mb2
pf24
cmm
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dmr
dmr
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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 | 618 | 1 |
| Pauper | 53 | 3.9 | 443 | 3.7 |
| Modern | 43 | 3 | 347 | 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: 4 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
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
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 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
- 4 Spirebluff Canal$5.09 0.67 tix
- 3 Steam Vents$11.98 0.18 tix
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (11)
Enchantments (10)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (25)
- 4 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.56 tix
- 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity$12.79 0.02 tix
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants$0.44 0.02 tix
- 2 Hallowed Fountain$7.87 0.06 tix
- 4 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Ketria Triome$17.00 0.18 tix
- 3 Misty Rainforest$35.70 1.66 tix
- 2 Mystic Gate$3.11 0.02 tix
- 1 Plains$0.08 0.01 tix
- 1 Raffine's Tower$13.97 0.15 tix
- 4 Scalding Tarn$38.56 3.92 tix
- 1 Steam Vents$11.98 0.18 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Blossoming Calm
$0.20
0.03 tix - 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.49 tix - 2 Dovin's Veto
$1.96
0.03 tix
- 1 Dress Down
$0.37
0.51 tix - 2 Flame Blitz
$0.10
0.03 tix - 3 Hallowed Moonlight
$0.31
0.02 tix
- 1 Kaheera, the Orphanguard
$0.80
0.02 tix - 1 Prismatic Ending
$0.26
0.02 tix
- 2 Spreading Seas
$0.19
0.03 tix
- 1 Stony Silence
$0.69
0.02 tix
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
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
- 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
- 2 Scalding Tarn$38.56 3.92 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Island$1.03 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Island$1.03 0.01 tix
- 1 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
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (4)
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
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.56 3.92 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.56 3.92 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 Brotherhood's End
$1.10
1.94 tix
- 1 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
- 1 Subtlety
$15.09
8.00 tix
- 2 Unlicensed Hearse
$0.35
0.35 tix
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (28)
- 1 Unexpected Fangs
$0.22
0.03 tix - 1 Suffocating Fumes
$0.21
0.03 tix
- 3 Snuff Out
$5.64
8.29 tix
- 2 Ghastly Demise
$0.17
0.04 tix
- 4 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.85 tix
- 3 Consider
$0.26
0.01 tix
- 4 Mental Note
$6.71
19.93 tix
- 1 Spell Pierce
$0.23
0.01 tix
- 1 Spell Pierce
$0.23
0.01 tix
- 3 Thought Scour
$0.40
0.03 tix
- 1 Thought Scour
$0.40
0.03 tix
- 3 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 1 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
Lands (18)
Sideboard
- 1 Agony Warp
$0.05
0.03 tix
- 4 Blue Elemental Blast
$1.29
16.29 tix
- 1 Chainer's Edict
$0.19
0.04 tix
- 2 Rotten Reunion
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 2 Stormbound Geist
$0.03
0.03 tix
- 2 Suffocating Fumes
$0.21
0.03 tix
- 1 Thorn of the Black Rose
$0.12
6.55 tix
- 1 Thorn of the Black Rose
$0.12
6.55 tix
- 1 Unexpected Fangs
$0.22
0.03 tix
Final: 2 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (16)
Lands (22)
- 2 Ash Barrens$0.18 0.02 tix
- 1 Azorius Guildgate$0.10 0.01 tix
- 4 Basilisk Gate$0.30 0.01 tix
- 4 Citadel Gate$1.27 10.89 tix
- 1 Heap Gate$0.40 1.08 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Plains$0.08 0.01 tix
- 1 Plains$0.08 0.01 tix
- 4 Sea Gate$1.73 1.64 tix
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (16)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
- 1 Fiery Islet$4.36 7.30 tix
- 2 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.56 tix
- 1 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
- 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
Final: 5 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (13)
Enchantments (10)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (25)
- 4 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.56 tix
- 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity$12.79 0.02 tix
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants$0.44 0.02 tix
- 2 Hallowed Fountain$7.87 0.06 tix
- 4 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Ketria Triome$17.00 0.18 tix
- 3 Misty Rainforest$35.70 1.66 tix
- 2 Mystic Gate$3.11 0.02 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
- 2 Scalding Tarn$38.56 3.92 tix
- 1 Steam Vents$11.98 0.18 tix
Sideboard
- 2 Blossoming Calm
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.49 tix
- 1 Crumble to Dust
$0.05
0.03 tix
- 1 Dovin's Veto
$1.96
0.03 tix
- 1 Dress Down
$0.37
0.51 tix
- 2 Flame Blitz
$0.10
0.03 tix
- 2 Hallowed Moonlight
$0.31
0.02 tix
- 1 Kaheera, the Orphanguard
$0.80
0.02 tix
- 1 Prismatic Ending
$0.26
0.02 tix
- 2 Spreading Seas
$0.19
0.03 tix
- 1 Stony Silence
$0.69
0.02 tix
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (16)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (27)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (16)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (26)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Sorceries (11)
Instants (27)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (16)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (16)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (13)
Enchantments (10)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (25)
- 4 Flooded Strand$11.36 2.56 tix
- 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity$12.79 0.02 tix
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants$0.44 0.02 tix
- 2 Hallowed Fountain$7.87 0.06 tix
- 4 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Ketria Triome$17.00 0.18 tix
- 3 Misty Rainforest$35.70 1.66 tix
- 2 Mystic Gate$3.11 0.02 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
- 2 Scalding Tarn$38.56 3.92 tix
- 1 Steam Vents$11.98 0.18 tix
Sideboard
- 2 Blossoming Calm
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.49 tix
- 1 Crumble to Dust
$0.05
0.03 tix
- 1 Dovin's Veto
$1.96
0.03 tix
- 1 Dress Down
$0.37
0.51 tix
- 1 Flame Blitz
$0.10
0.03 tix
- 2 Hallowed Moonlight
$0.31
0.02 tix
- 1 Kaheera, the Orphanguard
$0.80
0.02 tix
- 1 Prismatic Ending
$0.26
0.02 tix
- 1 Rest in Peace
$0.61
0.23 tix
- 2 Spreading Seas
$0.19
0.03 tix
- 1 Stony Silence
$0.69
0.02 tix
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
