Counterspell
Ice Age 64 • common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 64
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Allen Williams
- Market price
- $3.94
What it does
Counter target spell.
"The duel was going badly for me, and Zur thought I was finished. He boasted that he would eat my soul—but all he ate were his words."— Gustha Ebbasdotter, Kjeldoran Royal Mage
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 released in the 1995 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Ice Age. During this period, Wizards of the Coast was expanding the game's identity by introducing themed sets with distinct visual styles. This iteration of the card was designed to provide a foundational defensive tool within the game's blue color identity, allowing players to negate opponents' spells and maintain control over the board state.
The artwork for this specific version was illustrated by Quinton Hoover. Known for his romantic, fluid style, Hoover opted for a composition that emphasized a magical barrier rather than the more aggressive imagery found in other sets. The illustration was well received by the community for its iconic, ethereal aesthetic, which became a hallmark of the mid-1990s Magic: The Gathering card pool.
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