Counterspell
World Championship Decks 2001 ar69 • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2001
- Collector number
- ar69
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Gao Yan
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Counter target spell.
"Your attack has been rendered harmless. It is, however, quite pretty."— Saprazzan vizier
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 Counterspell included in the 2001 World Championship Decks reflects a specific era of Magic: The Gathering competitive play. These decks were produced by Wizards of the Coast to replicate the exact 75-card deck lists used by the top players at the 2001 World Championship. Unlike standard cards, these feature a gold-bordered back and the player's signature on the face, making them ineligible for sanctioned tournament play but highly valued as historical snapshots of the professional meta-game.
The artwork for this specific version of Counterspell was provided by Gao Yan, whose contributions to the game during this period provided a distinct aesthetic shift. The design objective was to capture the iconic blue control utility that defined the era's tempo strategies. By including this card in the championship product, the company allowed players to experience the specific mechanical configurations that dominated high-level tournament environments, preserved exactly as they were played on the world stage.
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