Counterbalance
Enchantment
MB2Mystery Booster 2#157uncommon
Banned in Tiny Leaders
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- future
- Illustrator
- John Zeleznik
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersBanned
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, counter that spell if it has the same mana value as the revealed card.
Plays as:
Counterspell
Market · per finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$2.32+3.6%$1.55 low-$0.20 gap
Foil$24.10+0.3%$21.51 low$5.01 gap
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30D range$24.03to$24.13Since Sep 2024:H $148.01L $22.45
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Rulings
2 · latest Apr 18, 2017
- WotCApr 18, 2017
If an opponent casts half of a split card (for example, Hit), it won't be countered if you reveal that same split card. The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves, but the mana value of Hit is determined using only that half's mana cost.
- WotCJul 15, 2006
If an opponent casts a spell with X in its mana cost, the mana value of that spell takes the value of X into account. If you reveal a card with X in its mana cost, X is 0. For example, if your opponent casts Blaze with X=1, Counterbalance will counter that spell if you reveal a card with mana value 2, but it won't counter that spell if you reveal a Blaze of your own.