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
4ed
4bb
pmei
pmei
sum
fbb
3ed
cei
ced
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 | 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
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Counterspell
Final: 8 |
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 7 |
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (17)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (16)
Lands (18)
- 3 Ash Barrens$0.18 0.02 tix
- 1 Evolving Wilds$0.10 0.01 tix
- 1 Evolving Wilds$0.10 0.01 tix
- 1 Evolving Wilds$0.10 0.01 tix
- 1 Evolving Wilds$0.10 0.01 tix
- 5 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 4 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50 0.01 tix
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (7)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (6)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (16)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (8)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (13)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
- 1 Bedlam Reveler
$0.16
0.02 tix - 2 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 1 Dead/Gone
—
—
- 1 Dread of Night
$0.39
0.60 tix - 1 Echoing Truth
$0.17
0.03 tix - 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.66
4.72 tix - 1 Izzet Staticaster
$0.22
0.03 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Rakdos Charm
$0.35
0.03 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix - 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix
Final: 4 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (27)
- 1 Doom Blade
$0.12
0.02 tix
- 1 Echoing Decay
$0.19
0.03 tix
- 2 Daze
$0.90
0.02 tix
- 1 Think Twice
$0.13
0.01 tix
- 1 Gush
$2.54
0.04 tix - 1 Disfigure
$0.04
0.03 tix
- 1 Ghastly Demise
$0.17
0.04 tix
- 4 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.89 tix
- 3 Mental Note
$6.71
15.38 tix
- 4 Thought Scour
$0.40
0.03 tix
- 1 Agony Warp
$0.04
0.03 tix
- 4 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 3 Deprive
$0.35
0.03 tix
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (7)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (15)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Instants (23)
Enchantments (1)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
- 2 Blood Moon
$6.63
1.00 tix - 1 By Force
$0.27
0.03 tix
- 2 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
$0.29
0.24 tix
- 2 Harvest Pyre
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Izzet Staticaster
$0.22
0.03 tix
- 1 Keranos, God of Storms
$11.21
0.02 tix - 1 Meekstone
$5.13
4.09 tix
- 3 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.03 tix
- 1 Smash
$0.06
0.03 tix
Final: 7 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (13)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
- 1 Bitterblossom
$32.75
0.02 tix
- 2 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 1 Dead/Gone
—
—
- 1 Engineered Explosives
$4.66
4.72 tix
- 1 Faerie Macabre
$3.87
0.01 tix
- 1 Izzet Staticaster
$0.22
0.03 tix
- 1 Kolaghan's Command
$0.31
0.02 tix
- 1 Massacre
$0.46
1.05 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Rakdos Charm
$0.35
0.03 tix
- 1 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix
- 1 Unsubstantiate
$0.18
0.03 tix
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (1)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 4
