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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 | 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: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (2)
Instants (25)
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Instants (33)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (12)
- 1 Hidden Strings
$0.27
0.03 tix - 1 Merchant Scroll
$4.55
2.50 tix
- 1 Exhaustion
$0.20
0.03 tix - 1 Solve the Equation
$3.95
0.03 tix
- 1 Stock Up
$1.29
0.40 tix
- 1 Lórien Revealed
$4.89
4.65 tix - 1 Personal Tutor
$5.48
3.54 tix
- 1 Ponder
$1.73
0.01 tix
- 1 Preordain
$0.45
0.01 tix
- 1 Serum Visions
$0.50
0.03 tix
- 1 Sleight of Hand
$0.32
0.03 tix
- 1 Gitaxian Probe
$3.95
0.01 tix
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge$0.33 0.03 tix
- 1 Pact of Negation
$18.23
0.31 tix - 1 Brain Freeze
$2.41
0.02 tix
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
$3.48
4.61 tix
- 1 Curate
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 1 Impulse
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 1 Lose Focus
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 1 Mana Leak
$0.18
0.03 tix
- 1 Moment of Truth
$0.27
0.03 tix
- 1 Remand
$0.30
0.03 tix
- 1 Snap
$3.36
0.05 tix
- 1 Tale's End
$1.94
0.02 tix
- 1 Unsubstantiate
$0.18
0.03 tix
- 1 Sink into Stupor
$5.35
8.16 tix
- 1 Cryptic Command
$3.13
0.06 tix
- 1 Frantic Search
$0.56
0.04 tix
- 1 Intuition
$358.15
19.12 tix
- 1 Mana Short
$0.46
5.02 tix
- 1 Unwind
$1.06
0.03 tix
- 1 Rewind
$0.43
0.03 tix
- 1 Turnabout
$0.18
0.02 tix
- 1 Misdirection
$5.84
8.89 tix
- 1 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.89 tix
- 1 Consider
$0.23
0.01 tix
- 1 Dizzy Spell
$2.48
0.03 tix
- 1 Dream's Grip
$0.32
0.03 tix
- 1 Force Spike
$0.99
0.04 tix
- 1 Gigadrowse
$0.21
0.03 tix
- 1 High Tide
$0.88
0.04 tix
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
$2.38
9.73 tix
- 1 Mental Note
$6.71
15.38 tix
- 1 Opt
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Peek
$0.45
0.03 tix
- 1 Spell Pierce
$0.22
0.01 tix
- 1 Spell Snare
$0.29
0.21 tix
- 1 Stern Scolding
$0.28
0.30 tix
- 1 Stifle
$7.00
16.70 tix
- 1 Suspend
$0.44
0.02 tix
- 1 Thought Scour
$0.40
0.03 tix
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
$2.25
0.12 tix
- 1 Twiddle
$0.21
0.03 tix
- 1 Wash Away
$0.39
0.03 tix
- 1 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 1 Archmage's Charm
$1.08
0.15 tix
- 1 Mental Misstep
$8.17
0.02 tix
- 1 Repeal
$0.07
0.01 tix
Lands (35)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Instants (24)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (22)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (15)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (19)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Instants (34)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (24)
- 1 Arid Mesa$31.07 3.92 tix
- 4 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.30 tix
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants$0.44 0.02 tix
- 2 Hallowed Fountain$7.82 0.06 tix
- 1 Hedge Maze$11.36 1.90 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 3 Meticulous Archive$9.35 3.99 tix
- 2 Misty Rainforest$35.45 1.73 tix
- 1 Monumental Henge$0.36 0.02 tix
- 1 Mystic Gate$2.97 0.02 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.31 2.08 tix
- 2 Plains$0.08 0.01 tix
- 2 Scalding Tarn$39.34 4.20 tix
- 1 Steam Vents$12.07 0.20 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Celestial Purge
$0.27
0.03 tix - 4 Consign to Memory
$3.39
28.42 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$48.99
18.36 tix
- 2 High Noon
$4.42
14.38 tix
- 1 Isochron Scepter
$8.74
0.02 tix
- 1 Kaheera, the Orphanguard
$0.71
0.02 tix - 2 Mystical Dispute
$0.43
0.02 tix
- 1 Rest in Peace
$0.61
0.19 tix
- 2 Wrath of the Skies
$1.49
4.73 tix
Final: 2 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (17)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (32)
- 1 Beyeen Veil
$0.19
0.03 tix
- 4 Jwari Disruption
$0.38
0.03 tix
- 3 Force of Negation
$48.99
18.36 tix
- 4 Sink into Stupor
$5.35
8.16 tix
- 3 Waterlogged Teachings
$0.41
0.03 tix - 3 Into the Flood Maw
$2.38
9.73 tix
- 1 Spell Snare
$0.29
0.21 tix
- 2 Stern Scolding
$0.28
0.30 tix
- 3 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 4 Disrupting Shoal
$10.99
0.51 tix
- 4 Whir of Invention
$5.15
0.02 tix
Sideboard
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
$2.87
0.09 tix - 1 Party Thrasher
$0.38
0.02 tix
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
$10.64
0.03 tix
- 1 Ledger Shredder
$7.65
0.17 tix
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
$1.94
0.02 tix
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
$16.15
0.14 tix
- 1 Brazen Borrower
$0.49
0.04 tix
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
$1.38
1.29 tix
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
$2.71
0.81 tix
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
$0.23
0.02 tix
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
$0.33
0.02 tix
- 1 Magus of the Moon
$3.88
1.17 tix
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
$13.10
16.75 tix
- 1 Hullbreacher
$1.65
7.96 tix
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
$2.21
0.61 tix
- 1 Enduring Curiosity
$6.47
0.02 tix
- 1 Subtlety
$14.77
8.00 tix
- 1 Pyrogoyf
$1.77
5.25 tix
- 1 Fury
$0.59
0.70 tix
- 1 Murktide Regent
$7.40
6.57 tix - 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
$1.36
0.02 tix
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
$34.98
9.05 tix
Sorceries (12)
- 1 Sundering Eruption
$0.89
0.03 tix
- 1 Fiery Confluence
$0.36
3.70 tix
- 1 Stock Up
$1.29
0.40 tix
- 1 Lórien Revealed
$4.89
4.65 tix
- 1 Chain Lightning
$0.23
0.01 tix
- 1 Flame Slash
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Reckless Charge
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 1 Wild Ride
$0.28
0.03 tix
- 1 Ponder
$1.73
0.01 tix
- 1 Preordain
$0.45
0.01 tix
- 1 Expressive Iteration
$0.32
0.02 tix
- 1 Gitaxian Probe
$3.95
0.01 tix
Instants (23)
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
$3.48
4.61 tix
- 1 Daze
$0.90
0.02 tix
- 1 Lose Focus
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 1 Mana Leak
$0.18
0.03 tix
- 1 Remand
$0.30
0.03 tix
- 1 Tale's End
$1.94
0.02 tix
- 1 Flame of Anor
$4.53
0.04 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$48.99
18.36 tix
- 1 Sink into Stupor
$5.35
8.16 tix
- 1 Cryptic Command
$3.13
0.06 tix
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
$0.34
0.03 tix
- 1 Intuition
$358.15
19.12 tix
- 1 Pyrokinesis
$1.59
7.31 tix - 1 Galvanic Discharge
$0.29
0.03 tix
- 1 Lightning Bolt
$0.79
0.02 tix
- 1 Unholy Heat
$0.28
0.01 tix
- 1 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.89 tix
- 1 Force Spike
$0.99
0.04 tix
- 1 Spell Snare
$0.29
0.21 tix
- 1 Stern Scolding
$0.28
0.30 tix
- 1 Wash Away
$0.39
0.03 tix
- 1 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 1 Mental Misstep
$8.17
0.02 tix
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arena of Glory$7.08 0.73 tix
- 1 Arid Mesa$31.07 3.92 tix
- 1 Bloodstained Mire$14.22 1.74 tix
- 1 Cascade Bluffs$0.28 0.02 tix
- 1 Command Tower$0.27 0.01 tix
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery$0.39 0.35 tix
- 1 Fiery Islet$4.29 7.15 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.30 tix
- 2 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 2 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Mistrise Village$8.19 0.54 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.45 1.73 tix
- 2 Mountain$0.06 0.01 tix
- 1 Mountain$0.06 0.01 tix
- 1 Opal Palace$0.24 0.02 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.31 2.08 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$18.91 2.50 tix
- 1 Prismatic Vista$25.94 3.18 tix
- 1 Reflecting Pool$11.32 0.10 tix
- 1 Riverglide Pathway$4.79 0.18 tix
- 1 Riverpyre Verge$20.75 0.70 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$39.34 4.20 tix
- 1 Shivan Reef$0.28 0.02 tix
- 1 Spirebluff Canal$5.22 0.58 tix
- 1 Steam Vents$12.07 0.20 tix
- 1 Stormcarved Coast$1.87 0.02 tix
- 1 Sulfur Falls$0.28 0.02 tix
- 1 Swarmyard$3.65 0.02 tix
- 1 Thundering Falls$14.51 6.59 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.34 tix
- 1 Wooded Foothills$16.81 2.67 tix
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
$10.64
0.03 tix
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
$1.94
0.02 tix
- 1 Sinister Concierge
$1.13
1.47 tix
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
$16.15
0.14 tix
- 1 Brazen Borrower
$0.49
0.04 tix
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
$1.38
1.29 tix
- 1 Vendilion Clique
$3.51
0.02 tix
- 1 Subtlety
$14.77
8.00 tix
- 1 Murktide Regent
$7.40
6.57 tix
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
$34.98
9.05 tix
Sorceries (5)
Instants (40)
- 1 Brainsurge$0.33 0.03 tix
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
$3.48
4.61 tix
- 1 Daze
$0.90
0.02 tix
- 1 Glorious Gale
$0.19
0.03 tix
- 1 Lose Focus
$0.24
0.03 tix
- 1 Mana Leak
$0.18
0.03 tix
- 1 Memory Lapse
$0.38
0.04 tix
- 1 Miscalculation
$0.32
0.27 tix
- 1 Remand
$0.30
0.03 tix
- 1 Snap
$3.36
0.05 tix
- 1 Tale's End
$1.94
0.02 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$48.99
18.36 tix
- 1 Sink into Stupor
$5.35
8.16 tix
- 1 Cryptic Command
$3.13
0.06 tix
- 1 Foil
$1.98
0.01 tix
- 1 Misdirection
$5.84
8.89 tix
- 1 Mystic Confluence
$0.43
0.40 tix
- 1 Commandeer
$2.55
0.14 tix
- 1 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.89 tix
- 1 Consider
$0.23
0.01 tix
- 1 Fading Hope
$0.19
0.03 tix
- 1 Force Spike
$0.99
0.04 tix
- 1 Hydroblast
$1.54
13.96 tix
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
$2.38
9.73 tix
- 1 Opt
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Peek
$0.45
0.03 tix
- 1 Phantom Interference
$0.27
0.03 tix
- 1 Slip Out the Back
$3.96
0.02 tix
- 1 Spell Pierce
$0.22
0.01 tix
- 1 Spell Snare
$0.29
0.21 tix
- 1 Stern Scolding
$0.28
0.30 tix
- 1 Stifle
$7.00
16.70 tix
- 1 Thought Scour
$0.40
0.03 tix
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
$2.25
0.12 tix
- 1 Wash Away
$0.39
0.03 tix
- 1 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 1 Archmage's Charm
$1.08
0.15 tix
- 1 Mental Misstep
$8.17
0.02 tix
- 1 Disrupting Shoal
$10.99
0.51 tix
- 1 Logic Knot
$0.18
0.03 tix
Artifacts (5)
Lands (36)
- 1 Agna Qel'a$0.95 0.07 tix
- 1 Castle Vantress$0.30 0.02 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.30 tix
- 1 Gemstone Caverns$52.28 0.90 tix
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants$0.44 0.02 tix
- 24 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.45 1.73 tix
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary$1.09 0.01 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.31 2.08 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$18.91 2.50 tix
- 1 Prismatic Vista$25.94 3.18 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$39.34 4.20 tix
- 1 Tectonic Edge$0.24 0.03 tix
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (17)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (13)
Final: 7 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (10)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 5
