Counterspell
Secret Lair Drop 1589 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1589
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Julia Metzger
- Market price
- $17.25
What it does
Counter target spell.
No paparazzi allowed.
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 a foundational card in Magic: The Gathering, first appearing in the game's earliest sets to define the blue color identity. This specific iteration was released as part of a Secret Lair drop, a premium series of limited-edition cards that allow Wizards of the Coast to experiment with alternative artistic styles and thematic concepts outside the traditional expansion cycle.
The artwork for this version was commissioned from Julia Metzger, whose illustrative style was chosen to provide a distinct, ethereal aesthetic for this core mechanic. The design moves away from the classic spell-casting imagery of early printings to focus on the abstract, psychological representation of negation, reflecting the game's ongoing effort to reinvent its most iconic cards for a modern audience.
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