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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 | 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: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (28)
- 1 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
$2.63
0.21 tix - 1 Faerie Mastermind
$10.64
0.03 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 True-Name Nemesis
$2.71
0.81 tix
- 1 Vendilion Clique
$3.51
0.02 tix
- 1 Ademi of the Silkchutes
$5.38
0.39 tix
- 1 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
$8.06
8.90 tix
- 1 Cathar Commando
$0.16
0.01 tix
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
$4.65
0.51 tix
- 1 Aang, Swift Savior
$2.23
0.10 tix
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
$0.26
0.10 tix
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
$0.33
0.02 tix - 1 Screaming Nemesis
$5.93
1.22 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 Witch Enchanter
$2.95
0.83 tix
- 1 Solitude
$34.08
5.00 tix
- 1 Murktide Regent
$7.40
6.57 tix - 1 Ocelot Pride
$39.22
10.44 tix
- 1 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
$0.73
0.02 tix
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
$34.98
9.05 tix
Sorceries (8)
Instants (23)
- 1 Daze
$0.90
0.02 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 Remand
$0.30
0.03 tix
- 1 Force of Negation
$48.99
18.36 tix
- 1 Sink into Stupor
$5.35
8.16 tix
- 1 Reprieve
$1.26
0.17 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 Pierce
$0.22
0.01 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 - 1 Mana Tithe
$0.80
0.04 tix
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
$1.16
0.04 tix
- 1 Tithe
$6.76
1.64 tix
- 1 No More Lies
$0.33
0.25 tix
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 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 Command Tower$0.27 0.01 tix
- 1 Deserted Beach$4.66 0.03 tix
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire$5.42 0.15 tix
- 1 Elegant Parlor$8.16 4.91 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.30 tix
- 1 Floodfarm Verge$8.83 0.19 tix
- 1 Glacial Fortress$0.23 0.02 tix
- 1 Hallowed Fountain$7.82 0.06 tix
- 2 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Marsh Flats$31.43 0.88 tix
- 1 Meticulous Archive$9.35 3.99 tix
- 1 Mistrise Village$8.19 0.54 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.45 1.73 tix
- 1 Mountain$0.06 0.01 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.31 2.08 tix
- 2 Plains$0.08 0.01 tix
- 1 Plateau$200.00 3.27 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 Sacred Foundry$9.44 0.16 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$39.34 4.20 tix
- 1 Seachrome Coast$0.34 0.02 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 Sunbillow Verge$10.09 0.02 tix
- 1 Thundering Falls$14.51 6.59 tix
- 1 Tundra$278.32 13.61 tix
- 1 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.34 tix
- 1 Windswept Heath$9.68 1.01 tix
- 1 Wooded Foothills$16.81 2.67 tix
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
- 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 Ademi of the Silkchutes
$5.38
0.39 tix
- 1 Cathar Commando
$0.16
0.01 tix
- 1 Drannith Magistrate
$10.19
0.47 tix
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
$4.65
0.51 tix
- 1 Voice of Victory
$17.69
9.35 tix
- 1 Spell Queller
$0.28
0.02 tix
- 1 Aven Interrupter
$3.35
0.06 tix
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
$0.26
0.10 tix
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
$2.21
0.61 tix
- 1 Subtlety
$14.77
8.00 tix
- 1 Quantum Riddler
$30.55
32.08 tix
- 1 Restoration Angel
$0.31
0.02 tix
- 1 Witch Enchanter
$2.95
0.83 tix
- 1 Solitude
$34.08
5.00 tix
- 1 Giver of Runes
$8.80
2.04 tix
- 1 Guide of Souls
$2.89
1.92 tix
- 1 Momo, Friendly Flier
$0.31
0.02 tix
- 1 Mother of Runes
$8.41
2.17 tix
- 1 Ocelot Pride
$39.22
10.44 tix
- 1 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
$0.73
0.02 tix
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
$34.98
9.05 tix
Sorceries (3)
Instants (23)
- 1 Change the Equation
$0.23
0.03 tix
- 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 Memory Lapse
$0.38
0.04 tix
- 1 Remand
$0.30
0.03 tix
- 1 Flare of Denial
$2.69
0.21 tix
- 1 Sink into Stupor
$5.35
8.16 tix
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
$0.33
0.03 tix
- 1 Reprieve
$1.26
0.17 tix
- 1 Brainsurge
$0.33
0.03 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
- 1 Ephemerate
$4.56
1.67 tix
- 1 Mana Tithe
$0.80
0.04 tix
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
$1.16
0.04 tix
- 1 No More Lies
$0.33
0.25 tix
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (37)
- 1 Abandoned Air Temple$5.81 0.21 tix
- 1 Adarkar Wastes$0.26 0.02 tix
- 1 Agna Qel'a$0.95 0.07 tix
- 1 Arid Mesa$31.07 3.92 tix
- 1 Castle Ardenvale$0.26 0.02 tix
- 1 Cave of the Frost Dragon$0.41 0.02 tix
- 1 Celestial Colonnade$0.36 0.02 tix
- 1 Command Tower$0.27 0.01 tix
- 1 Deserted Beach$4.66 0.03 tix
- 1 Eiganjo Castle$7.63 0.02 tix
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire$5.42 0.15 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.30 tix
- 1 Floodfarm Verge$8.83 0.19 tix
- 1 Glacial Fortress$0.23 0.02 tix
- 1 Hallowed Fountain$7.82 0.06 tix
- 1 Hengegate Pathway$4.63 0.02 tix
- 1 Marsh Flats$31.43 0.88 tix
- 1 Meticulous Archive$9.35 3.99 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.45 1.73 tix
- 1 Mystic Gate$2.97 0.02 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 Reflecting Pool$11.32 0.10 tix
- 1 Restless Anchorage$1.01 0.02 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$39.34 4.20 tix
- 1 Seachrome Coast$0.34 0.02 tix
- 3 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains$0.35 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains$0.35 0.01 tix
- 1 Tundra$278.32 13.61 tix
- 1 Windswept Heath$9.68 1.01 tix
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (10)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (15)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (19)
- 1 Darkslick Shores$1.66 0.02 tix
- 2 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.30 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 1 Island$0.05 0.01 tix
- 2 Marsh Flats$31.43 0.88 tix
- 1 Misty Rainforest$35.45 1.73 tix
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City$27.31 2.08 tix
- 4 Polluted Delta$18.91 2.50 tix
- 1 Swamp$0.09 0.01 tix
- 2 Undercity Sewers$9.44 7.19 tix
- 3 Watery Grave$9.63 0.03 tix
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (10)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Instants (33)
- 4 Accumulated Knowledge
$0.32
0.04 tix
- 2 Daze
$0.90
0.02 tix
- 3 Impulse
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 4 Foil
$1.98
0.01 tix
- 3 Gush
$2.54
0.04 tix - 2 Chain of Vapor
$9.39
0.07 tix
- 1 Opt
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 3 Stifle
$7.00
16.70 tix
- 1 Stifle
$7.00
16.70 tix
- 4 Vision Charm
$1.85
7.69 tix
- 4 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 2 Flash of Insight
$0.45
1.80 tix
Artifacts (1)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Instants (33)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Sorceries (6)
Instants (18)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Sorceries (9)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (8)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Instants (34)
- 4 Accumulated Knowledge
$0.32
0.04 tix
- 2 Daze
$0.90
0.02 tix
- 3 Impulse
$0.13
0.03 tix
- 4 Foil
$1.98
0.01 tix
- 3 Gush
$2.54
0.04 tix
- 2 Chain of Vapor
$9.39
0.07 tix
- 1 Opt
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Opt
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 4 Stifle
$7.00
16.70 tix
- 4 Vision Charm
$1.85
7.69 tix
- 1 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 3 Counterspell
$1.29
0.02 tix
- 2 Flash of Insight
$0.45
1.80 tix
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (29)
- 4 Moon-Circuit Hacker
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 4 Spellstutter Sprite
$4.02
0.03 tix
- 4 Ninja of the Deep Hours
$1.23
5.63 tix
- 2 Brinebarrow Intruder
$0.16
0.03 tix
- 4 Faerie Miscreant
$0.20
0.03 tix
- 4 Faerie Seer
$0.34
0.78 tix
- 2 Harrier Strix
$0.16
0.03 tix
- 1 Humbling Elder
$0.06
0.03 tix
- 4 Illvoi Galeblade
$0.23
0.03 tix
Sorceries (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (22)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (23)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Sorceries (5)
Instants (23)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Instants (33)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Instants (27)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Instants (34)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (21)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 3
