Countermand
Journey into Nyx 33 • common
- Set
- Journey into Nyx
- Collector number
- 33
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Clint Cearley
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
Counter target spell. Its controller mills four cards.
The physical pain was nothing compared to the agony in his mind.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Countermand was released in 2014 as part of the Journey into Nyx expansion, the final set in the Theros block for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to explore the intersection of Greek mythology and the enchantment-focused themes of the plane of Theros. Within the game's mechanics, the card functions as a traditional counterspell that also requires the opponent to mill cards, reinforcing the set's emphasis on graveyard manipulation and the influence of the gods.
The card’s artwork was rendered by illustrator Clint Cearley, who has contributed extensively to the Magic: The Gathering visual identity. His design for Countermand utilizes the ethereal and starry aesthetic characteristic of Nyx, the night sky of the Theros world. By depicting a spell being nullified through a swirling, celestial energy, the illustration aims to capture the divine, otherworldly nature of magic within this specific setting.
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About Countermand
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