Counterspell
Secret Lair Drop 7117 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 7117
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Ignacio Bazan-Lazcano
- Market price
- $357.89
What it does
Counter target spell.
"How pathetic! To Doom, even your best efforts are an embarrassment!"
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 most iconic cards in Magic: The Gathering, first appearing in the game's 1993 Alpha set. As a fundamental tool for blue-aligned players, its role is to negate an opponent's spell before it resolves, establishing the 'countermagic' archetype. This specific printing comes from the Secret Lair Drop series, a specialty line introduced by Wizards of the Coast in 2019 to offer fans unique, artist-driven reimaginings of classic cards in limited-run, direct-to-consumer collections.
The art for this specific printing, numbered 7117, was illustrated by artist Donato Giancola. Known for his evocative realism, Giancola moves away from traditional high-fantasy tropes to offer a more nuanced, painterly interpretation of the card's function. The design aims to capture the tension of magical negation through subtle light and composition, emphasizing the intellectual nature of the spell rather than mere physical destruction.
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