pf26
mar
mar
omb
fca
dsc
mb2
pf24
cmm
cmm
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
plgm
ptc
ptc
ice
4bb
4ed
pmei
pmei
sum
fbb
3ed
ced
cei
2ed
leb
lea
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 | 620 | 1 |
| Pauper | 52 | 3.9 | 442 | 3.7 |
| Modern | 42 | 3.1 | 347 | 3.3 |
| Premodern | 49 | 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: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
- 1 Blue Elemental Blast$1.28 14.10 tix
- 1 Blue Elemental Blast
$1.28
14.10 tix
- 1 Electrickery
$0.24
0.03 tix - 2 Journey to Nowhere
$0.19
0.03 tix - 2 Leave No Trace
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 2 Lone Missionary
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 1 Nihil Spellbomb
$1.87
0.03 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.03 tix
- 2 Standard Bearer
$0.52
1.07 tix
Final: 2 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 2 Electrickery
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 2 Hydroblast
$1.54
13.96 tix
- 1 Kor Sanctifiers
$0.07
0.03 tix - 1 Leave No Trace
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 2 Relic of Progenitus
$5.60
3.96 tix
- 1 Shenanigans
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 2 Standard Bearer
$0.52
1.07 tix
- 1 Swirling Sandstorm
$0.16
0.23 tix - 1 Weather the Storm
$1.17
1.57 tix
Final: 4 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (17)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (15)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (15)
Lands (19)
- 1 Ancient Den$0.96 0.80 tix
- 1 Ash Barrens$0.18 0.02 tix
- 1 Ash Barrens$0.18 0.02 tix
- 2 Ash Barrens$0.18 0.02 tix
- 1 Evolving Wilds$0.10 0.01 tix
- 1 Great Furnace$2.10 8.44 tix
- 6 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 3 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50 0.01 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Plains$0.35 0.01 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Blue Elemental Blast
$1.28
14.10 tix
- 1 Celestial Flare
$0.05
0.03 tix
- 1 Dispel
$0.29
0.03 tix
- 2 Electrickery
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
13.96 tix
- 1 Journey to Nowhere
$0.19
0.03 tix
- 1 Leave No Trace
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 3 Lone Missionary
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 2 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.03 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.03 tix
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (19)
Lands (19)
- 3 Ash Barrens$0.18 0.02 tix
- 1 Ash Barrens$0.18 0.02 tix
- 2 Azorius Chancery$0.18 0.01 tix
- 1 Azorius Chancery$0.18 0.01 tix
- 1 Evolving Wilds$0.10 0.01 tix
- 1 Evolving Wilds$0.10 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Forest$0.83 0.01 tix
- 4 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains$0.35 0.01 tix
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (12)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Ancient Grudge
$0.22
0.01 tix
- 1 Dispel
$0.29
0.03 tix
- 2 Electrickery
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 1 Gorilla Shaman
$0.21
0.15 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
13.96 tix
- 2 Leave No Trace
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 2 Lone Missionary
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Relic of Progenitus
$5.60
3.96 tix
- 1 Standard Bearer
$0.52
1.07 tix
Final: 5 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (21)
- 4 Ash Barrens$0.18 0.02 tix
- 1 Azorius Chancery$0.18 0.01 tix
- 2 Izzet Boilerworks$0.26 0.01 tix
- 1 Lonely Sandbar$0.21 0.03 tix
- 1 Radiant Fountain$0.30 0.03 tix
- 2 Secluded Steppe$0.12 0.03 tix
- 6 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50 0.01 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Plains$0.35 0.01 tix
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (19)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Ancient Grudge
$0.22
0.01 tix
- 1 Dispel
$0.29
0.03 tix
- 1 Electrickery
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 1 Gorilla Shaman
$0.21
0.15 tix
- 2 Hydroblast
$1.54
13.96 tix
- 1 Leave No Trace
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 4 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Spellstutter Sprite
$4.02
0.03 tix
- 1 Standard Bearer
$0.52
1.07 tix
- 1 Swirling Sandstorm
$0.16
0.23 tix
- 1 Weather the Storm
$1.17
1.57 tix
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (10)
Artifacts (7)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Ancient Grudge
$0.22
0.01 tix
- 1 Dispel
$0.29
0.03 tix
- 1 Electrickery
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 1 Gorilla Shaman
$0.21
0.15 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
13.96 tix
- 2 Leave No Trace
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 2 Lone Missionary
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Relic of Progenitus
$5.60
3.96 tix
- 1 Standard Bearer
$0.52
1.07 tix
- 1 Swirling Sandstorm
$0.16
0.23 tix
Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Aven Riftwatcher
$0.04
0.03 tix
- 1 Dispel
$0.29
0.03 tix
- 2 Electrickery
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 2 Hydroblast
$1.54
13.96 tix
- 1 Journey to Nowhere
$0.19
0.03 tix
- 1 Leave No Trace
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 1 Lone Missionary
$0.17
0.03 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Relic of Progenitus
$5.60
3.96 tix
- 1 Standard Bearer
$0.52
1.07 tix
- 1 Swirling Sandstorm
$0.16
0.23 tix
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (19)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
