Counterspell
Masters 25 50 • common
- Set
- Masters 25
- Collector number
- 50
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Zack Stella
- Market price
- $3.43
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
Counterspell is one of the foundational cards in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, originating in the Alpha core set of 1993. It serves as the quintessential example of a blue-aligned disruption spell, allowing a player to negate an opponent's card as it is cast. Its design philosophy centers on the core identity of the color blue, which prioritizes mental manipulation and defensive control over direct physical combat.
The Masters 25 edition of the card, released in 2018 to commemorate the game's twenty-fifth anniversary, features iconic artwork by Mark Poole. Poole, a prolific early contributor to the game's visual identity, reprised his classic aesthetic for this release. The card was received by the community as a nostalgic tribute to the game's history, showcasing the evolution of card frame design while maintaining the mechanical simplicity that has kept Counterspell a staple of competitive play for decades.
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