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30a
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mh2
mh2
sta
sta
cmr
cmr
plst
plst
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sld
sld
sld
sld
ss1
a25
mp2
ema
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vma
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me2
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prm
prm
wc01
wc01
wc01
wc01
7ed
7ed
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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 | 52 | 3.9 | 442 | 3.7 |
| Modern | 43 | 3 | 347 | 3.3 |
| Premodern | 45 | 4 | 328 | 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: 7 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
- 2 Chainer's Edict
$0.19
0.04 tix - 1 Curfew
$0.33
0.10 tix
- 2 Dispel
$0.30
0.03 tix
- 2 Hydroblast
$1.54
14.07 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
14.07 tix
- 1 Nihil Spellbomb
$1.87
0.03 tix
- 1 Reaping the Graves
$0.33
0.35 tix - 2 Stormbound Geist
$0.03
0.03 tix
- 2 Suffocating Fumes
$0.21
0.03 tix
- 1 Unexpected Fangs
$0.21
0.03 tix
Final: 2 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
Sorceries (8)
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
- 4 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.46 tix
- 4 Misty Rainforest$35.64 1.84 tix
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary$1.11 0.01 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$38.92 4.30 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Forest$0.81 0.01 tix
- 4 Snow-Covered Island$1.02 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains$0.36 0.01 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.90 tix
- 1 Tundra$278.32 13.54 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.01 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Back to Basics
$3.37
13.25 tix
- 1 Ethersworn Canonist
$2.33
0.02 tix - 1 Ethersworn Canonist
$2.33
0.02 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
21.86 tix - 2 Pyroclasm
$0.20
0.02 tix
- 2 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
15.69 tix
- 1 Rest in Peace
$0.61
0.22 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.31
5.32 tix - 1 Veil of Summer
$3.17
0.02 tix - 2 Wilt
$0.12
0.03 tix
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (7)
Lands (27)
- 4 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.46 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.41 2.00 tix
- 4 Misty Rainforest$35.64 1.84 tix
- 2 Mystic Sanctuary$1.11 0.01 tix
- 3 Prismatic Vista$25.91 3.23 tix
- 2 Scalding Tarn$38.92 4.30 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Forest$0.81 0.01 tix
- 5 Snow-Covered Island$1.02 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains$0.36 0.01 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.90 tix
- 1 Tundra$278.32 13.54 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.01 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Carpet of Flowers
$1.54
5.74 tix
- 1 Celestial Purge$0.27 0.03 tix
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.66
4.47 tix - 1 Flusterstorm
$6.42
1.77 tix
- 1 From the Ashes
$3.33
1.82 tix - 1 Hullbreacher
$1.64
7.96 tix
- 1 Path to Exile
$1.12
0.02 tix
- 1 Pyroblast
$3.38
21.86 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
15.69 tix
- 2 Return to Nature
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.31
5.32 tix
- 1 Veil of Summer
$3.17
0.02 tix
- 1 Yorion, Sky Nomad
$0.30
0.02 tix
Final: 4 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (2)
Instants (19)
- 2 Moment's Peace
$2.17
7.48 tix
- 1 Weather the Storm
$1.14
1.50 tix
- 1 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 4 Impulse
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 1 Prohibit
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 1 Pulse of Murasa
$0.12
0.03 tix
- 1 Fiery Cannonade
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 1 Ghostly Flicker
$1.09
0.03 tix
- 1 Unwind
$1.00
0.03 tix
- 2 Mystical Teachings
$0.11
0.02 tix
- 1 Crop Rotation
$3.53
2.12 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
15.69 tix
- 1 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 1 Ephemerate
$3.91
1.70 tix
Lands (23)
- 1 Bojuka Bog$0.85 0.01 tix
- 2 Cave of Temptation$0.18 0.03 tix
- 2 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Swiftwater Cliffs$0.10 0.03 tix
- 1 Thornwood Falls$0.10 0.03 tix
- 4 Thriving Isle$0.10 0.01 tix
- 4 Urza's Mine$0.57 0.03 tix
- 4 Urza's Power Plant$0.60 0.03 tix
- 2 Urza's Tower$0.63 0.03 tix
- 2 Urza's Tower$0.63 0.03 tix
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
Sorceries (8)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
- 4 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.46 tix
- 4 Misty Rainforest$35.64 1.84 tix
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary$1.11 0.01 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$19.01 2.38 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Forest$0.81 0.01 tix
- 4 Snow-Covered Island$1.02 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains$0.36 0.01 tix
- 1 Tropical Island$312.50 9.90 tix
- 1 Tundra$278.32 13.54 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.01 tix
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
- 1 Blue Elemental Blast
$1.28
14.21 tix
- 1 Echoing Truth
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 1 Electrickery
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 2 Fiery Cannonade
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 2 Gorilla Shaman
$0.21
0.15 tix
- 2 Hydroblast
$1.54
14.07 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
21.86 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
15.69 tix
- 1 Shenanigans
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 1 Swirling Sandstorm
$0.16
0.23 tix
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (13)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (7)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (20)
- 3 Moment's Peace
$2.17
7.48 tix
- 1 Weather the Storm
$1.14
1.50 tix
- 1 Abrade
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 4 Impulse
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 1 Prohibit
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 1 Pulse of Murasa
$0.12
0.03 tix
- 1 Fiery Cannonade
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 1 Ghostly Flicker
$1.09
0.03 tix
- 1 Unwind
$1.00
0.03 tix
- 2 Mystical Teachings
$0.11
0.02 tix
- 1 Crop Rotation
$3.53
2.12 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
15.69 tix
- 1 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 1 Ephemerate
$3.91
1.70 tix
Lands (22)
- 1 Bojuka Bog$0.85 0.01 tix
- 1 Cave of Temptation$0.18 0.03 tix
- 2 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Swiftwater Cliffs$0.10 0.03 tix
- 1 Thornwood Falls$0.10 0.03 tix
- 4 Thriving Isle$0.10 0.01 tix
- 4 Urza's Mine$0.57 0.03 tix
- 4 Urza's Power Plant$0.60 0.03 tix
- 2 Urza's Tower$0.63 0.03 tix
- 2 Urza's Tower$0.63 0.03 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Ancient Grudge
$0.22
0.01 tix
- 1 Cast Down
$0.33
3.32 tix
- 1 Dinrova Horror
$0.09
0.03 tix - 1 Fangren Marauder
$0.43
0.03 tix - 3 Hydroblast
$1.54
14.07 tix
- 1 Negate
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 3 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
15.69 tix
- 1 Scattershot
$0.43
0.04 tix
- 2 Stonehorn Dignitary
$0.27
0.03 tix
- 1 Weather the Storm
$1.14
1.50 tix
Final: 2 | Swiss: 1
