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Counterspell
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so far the only common i've seen that is consistently at least a dollar on abugames. well, terminate too.
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Posted By: ect562 (3/8/2010 9:18:42 PM)
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@azazyel

I agree in all essentials with what you're saying. Also I like how you were reserved enough to use the term "crud" in place of a profanity immediately after using the phrase "rapes your face".
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Posted By: BestFriendNighthawk (7/31/2010 11:24:52 AM)
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I love how even when i splash {U} in a deck, just the act of reaching over to my untapped {U}{U} can cause other players to cringe... I'll admit I'm a {G} player at heart, but I tip my hat to this spell, both in functionality and in the joy of pitching a "decoy" spell, have it countered then proceed to cast my game winner uncontested. Fun for both sides of the table!
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Posted By: tcollins (7/31/2011 12:16:47 AM)
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I don't want this reprinted in STANDARD. Commander? Planechase? Archenemy? Duel Decks? Something I haven't thought of? Different Story. I used to have 4 of this, and of all my cards that I didn't take good enough care of, I miss these and my Conflux Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker the most.
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Posted By: DarthParallax (8/28/2012 10:42:38 AM)
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@Sironos: No, abilities of permanents such as creatures and planeswalkers are not spells and so cannot be counterspelled. There are a few cards that can counter abilities, but there aren't that many and they will specify that that's exactly what they do on the card.
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Posted By: Chosen_of_the_Dark_Sun (6/27/2010 11:47:24 PM)
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way better than cancel
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Posted By: fanofmagic (7/21/2010 3:19:54 AM)
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@ sironos no, the planeswalkers abilies are activated abilities, not spells, a counterspell cannot counter them... not to say theres not ways to counter them though, they are still activated abilities...
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Posted By: Zinniz (7/31/2010 10:56:11 PM)
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This version of the card is absolutely awesome in art, flavor, and utility.
But of course, everyone wants them so they're a bit more expensive than normal.
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Posted By: Evermint (8/6/2010 1:07:22 PM)
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The art is awesome, especially compared to previous printings of this card. The flavor text is a little cheesy, but oh well. I like the old, cheap counters, though I can understand why they've been ramping up the mana costs.
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Posted By: Notoriety (8/12/2010 8:12:05 PM)
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At least mana leak is reprinted in standard. I my self have 4 counterspells and would rather use those but at least there is mana leak now. By the way, these counterspells are like $4 on Starcity. Luckily I have 3 from duel decks.
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Posted By: murder100 (8/17/2010 10:55:47 AM)
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This and Force of Will are my two most favorite counterspells. I saw these on DOTP and so I had to get some. All I need is one more and I have a playset
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Posted By: LadiesMan117 (3/1/2013 10:43:28 PM)
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Aaaaaaannnnnnnnndddddddd this version of counterspell is $10. Damn.
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Posted By: atemu1234 (2/13/2013 5:02:19 PM)
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So Jace yawns and suddenly your spell is toast? O... kay.
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Posted By: Continue (2/10/2013 2:47:54 PM)
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I love this art. But honestly I dont mind cancel. They have made the descion not to reprint hardcounters at this cost without a drawback (Deprive), and have stuck with it.

With this on the loose in modern and standard, other counters wouldn't have a chance. Plus in future sets, cards like Negate and Essence Scatter would have to cost Blue to compete. In a dual filled land base BlueBlue is no sweat, so the colorless mana doesn't really matter.

But for tabletop casual, pick up x4 of these, its totally worth it :D
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Posted By: TheWrathofShane (10/21/2012 6:46:53 AM)
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I'm with DarthParallax here. It's too powerful for the current competitive format, but it would be nice to see in a casual set again, so I don't have to spend a dollar for each so I can make a nice casual control deck. Plus, the artwork is jaw dropping, almost as much as the card itself.
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Posted By: Totema (10/14/2012 6:34:33 PM)
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I don't want this reprinted in STANDARD. Commander? Planechase? Archenemy? Duel Decks? Something I haven't thought of? Different Story. I used to have 4 of this, and of all my cards that I didn't take good enough care of, I miss these and my Conflux Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker the most.
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Posted By: DarthParallax (8/28/2012 10:42:38 AM)
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at this point in the game i dont think that this can be reprinted, shure they can make standard such that this wont be overplayed, but it will still skrew up extended and modern, i think the only way this will be reprinted is if they print a set that could handle a card like his, then another set with this. but if they did that it would probably be insta baned in extended and modern. i say keep this as a gem of the past and let it be...
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Posted By: KnexWiz (7/31/2012 11:55:09 PM)
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@JFM2796
If they were to reprint this card it would completely obsolete and crush any design space for 1Blue counterspells. Cards like Mana Leak, Negate, Deprive, and Essence Scatter would see no play with just one card to answer any threat in the Standard Metagame. Soft counters require more skill to use: To know what your opponent is likely to have and change them out accordingly. To know whether or not you should counter that Lightning Bolt with your Mana Leak or your Negate depending on the circumstances.
I'll grant, with the current metagame (M12, INN, M13), a reprint of Counterspell would be devastating. We have: Mana Leak, Dissipate, Cancel, Think Twice, Snapcaster Mage and Rewind, which is pretty much a "draw-go" deck right there. But you need those other counterspells to survive the overwhelming threat of things. You don't run just 4 count... (see all)
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Posted By: TokenAZN (7/17/2012 10:32:37 AM)
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Please come back! RG Ramp is destroying standard :(
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Posted By: swords_to_exile (5/9/2012 9:47:38 PM)
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Best version of Counterspell yet! The art and flavortext is what Blue is all about.
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Posted By: Trygon_Predator (4/23/2012 8:32:22 AM)
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