Counterspell
World Championship Decks 2001 ab69 • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2001
- Collector number
- ab69
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Gao Yan
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Counter target spell.
"Your attack has been rendered harmless. It is, however, quite pretty."— Saprazzan vizier
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Counterspell was included in the 2001 World Championship Decks, a specialized product line released by Wizards of the Coast to celebrate the top-performing decks from the Magic: The Gathering World Championship tournament. This particular version, identified by the gold-bordered card face and the signature of the player on the front, replicates the exact deck construction used by a competitive player during the 2001 event, allowing players to experience the nuances of professional-level deck lists.
The card features the iconic artwork by Mark Poole, originally commissioned for the Alpha set in 1993 to represent the essence of blue magic. In the context of the 2001 decks, the design serves as a functional tribute to the card's long-standing status as a fundamental control tool. While the tournament-issued cards are not legal for standard play, they are highly regarded by collectors as historical artifacts that preserve the strategies and meta-game environment of the early 2000s competitive scene.
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