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Counterspell

Counterspell

Instant

Counter target spell.

First printed August 5, 1993 in Limited Edition Alpha

Legality

FormatStatusSince
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old School 93/94Not legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny Leaders: RebornLegal
VintageLegal

Ban history

  1. June 30, 2025Unbanned in Historic
  2. April 23, 2021Banned in Historic

Decks with Counterspell

  • All full art
  • Gift life loss
  • Prime Speaker Zegana - draw and go infinite
  • Test 3
  • Test of Prime Speaker import
  • Evan's Silumgar, the Drifting Death
  • Silumgar, the Drifting Death