Counterbalance
Enchantment
Counterbalance
Enchantment
Card Text
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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 2
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Blue
- EDHREC Rank
- #3,045
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (13)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) | #2066 | rare | en | Diego Andrade | — | — |
| Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) | #157 | uncommon | en | John Zeleznik | $4.14 | $22.95 |
| The List (PLST) | #CSP-31 | uncommon | en | John Zeleznik | $4.70 | — |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) | #1220 | rare | en | Rope Arrow | $17.12 | $22.48 |
| Amonkhet Invocations (MP2) | #9 | special | en | Joseph Meehan | — | $56.55 |
| Coldsnap (CSP) | #31 | uncommon | en | John Zeleznik | $7.49 | $104.99 |
| Coldsnap (CSP) | #31 | uncommon | de | John Zeleznik | — | — |
| Coldsnap (CSP) | #31 | uncommon | es | John Zeleznik | — | — |
| Coldsnap (CSP) | #31 | uncommon | fr | John Zeleznik | — | — |
| Coldsnap (CSP) | #31 | uncommon | it | John Zeleznik | — | — |
| Coldsnap (CSP) | #31 | uncommon | ja | John Zeleznik | — | — |
| Coldsnap (CSP) | #31 | uncommon | pt | John Zeleznik | — | — |
| Coldsnap (CSP) | #31 | uncommon | zhs | John Zeleznik | — | — |
Official Rulings (2)
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.
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.
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