Counterspell
Friday Night Magic 2005 11 • rare
- Set
- Friday Night Magic 2005
- Collector number
- 11
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Counter target spell.
"It was probably a lousy spell in the first place."— Ertai, wizard adept
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 is one of the foundational cards in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, originating in the Alpha set of 1993 as a core tool for blue-aligned decks. Its primary function—negating an opponent's spell for two mana—has made it a symbol of the game's strategic complexity. By 2005, Wizards of the Coast sought to celebrate the longevity of the game through the Friday Night Magic promotional program, which rewarded players for participating in local community events with exclusive foil versions of iconic cards.
The 2005 Friday Night Magic version of Counterspell features the classic illustration by Mark Poole, originally commissioned for the game’s inception. Poole’s design, depicting a stylized blue energy field, captured the essence of magical defense that defined the early aesthetic of the game. When re-released as a premium foil card for this promotional run, it was widely received by the player base as a desirable upgrade to standard deck builds, elevating a common utility card to a collector's status symbol within the hobby.
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