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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
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (34)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (23)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Grief
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Nethergoyf
- 1 Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (4)
Instants (33)
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Kolaghan's Command
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Snuff Out
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Tarfire
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (41)
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Prismari Command
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Fiery Impulse
- 1 Fire Magic
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Logic Knot
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (36)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 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
- 2 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Multiversal Passage
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Fury
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Nethergoyf
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Psychic Frog
Sorceries (4)
Instants (34)
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Consider
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Kolaghan's Command
- 1 Daze
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Snuff Out
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Tarfire
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (36)
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Abrade
- 1 Untimely Malfunction
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 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 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Burst Lightning
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lava Dart
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Play with Fire
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
Lands (36)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Cascade Bluffs
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants
- 6 Island
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 3 Mountain
- 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 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (37)
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Go for the Throat
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Requiting Hex
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (37)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Botanical Sanctum
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 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 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 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
8
CrazyMorangoCaw Gates
Final: 8 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (10)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (12)
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (12)
Main Deck
Sorceries (6)
Instants (21)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (34)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Instants (23)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Instants (25)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Instants (24)
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (34)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (36)
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Fateful Absence
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Settle the Wreckage
- 1 Fact or Fiction
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Get Out
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Path to Exile
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 Dovin's Veto
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (40)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Castle Ardenvale
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Fountainport
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hengegate Pathway
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 6 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 4 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Restless Anchorage
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (47)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Curate
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Peer Through Depths
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Long-Term Plans
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Fading Hope
- 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 Thought Scour
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Repeal
Lands (35)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Instants (23)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Instants (23)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
7
PNascimentoCaw Gates
Final: 7 | Swiss: 5
