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Counterspell 
Instant
Oracle Text
Counter target spell.
Format Legality
ModernLegacyVintagePauperPremodernDuel Commander
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 | 625 | 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
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Counterspell
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (26)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (2)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (14)
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Instants (28)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Instants (22)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Instants (24)
Artifacts (2)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Instants (23)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (2)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (35)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (34)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Quantum Riddler
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (9)
Instants (29)
- 1 Abrade
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Burst Lightning
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (3)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Cascade Bluffs
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 6 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 3 Mountain
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (37)
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Requiting Hex
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stubborn Denial
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Shadow of Doubt
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (2)
Lands (38)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Dreamroot Cascade
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 River of Tears
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (45)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Curate
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Long-Term Plans
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (35)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (47)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Curate
- 1 Daze
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Chain of Vapor
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (35)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Party Thrasher
- 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Kitsa, Otterball Elite
- 1 Ledger Shredder
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Spellskite
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Fury
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Murktide Regent
Sorceries (10)
Instants (34)
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Abrade
- 1 Untimely Malfunction
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Glorious Gale
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Remove Soul
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Magmatic Sinkhole
- 1 Fiery Impulse
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (2)
Lands (35)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 5 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 5 Mountain
- 1 Multiversal Passage
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (26)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (24)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (34)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (35)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (47)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Curate
- 1 Daze
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Chain of Vapor
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
