Counterspell
World Championship Decks 2001 ar67 • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2001
- Collector number
- ar67
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mark Romanoski
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Counter target spell.
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
The 2001 World Championship Decks were released by Wizards of the Coast as a way for players to own and play with exact replicas of the decks used by finalists at the Magic: The Gathering World Championship. These cards are distinguished from standard printings by their gold-bordered edges and the facsimile signature of the professional player who piloted the deck at the tournament, in this instance Tom van de Logt. Because these cards are not tournament-legal, they occupy a unique space as both functional game pieces and historical snapshots of high-level competitive play.
Counterspell itself is one of the most iconic cards in the game's history, first appearing in the Alpha set. The art for this specific print utilizes the illustration by Mark Poole, which captures the quintessential blue mana aesthetic of the early game. While the original card was designed by Richard Garfield to be a foundational tool for deck control, its inclusion in the 2001 commemorative decks honors the card's enduring utility as a staple of competitive play during that era.
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