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Remand
Remand 1Blue (2)
Instant

Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it into its owner's hand instead of into that player's graveyard.

Draw a card.

Ravnica Remastered (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Ravnica: City of Guilds (Uncommon)
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska (Uncommon)
Modern Masters 2015 Edition (Uncommon)
Time Spiral Remastered (Bonus)
Remove Soul
Remove Soul 1Blue (2)
Instant

Counter target creature spell.

Masters Edition III (Common)
Other Versions
Fifth Edition (Common)
Classic Sixth Edition (Common)
Seventh Edition (Common)
Eighth Edition (Common)
Ninth Edition (Common)
Legends (Common)
Tenth Edition (Common)
Chronicles (Common)
Starter 1999 (Common)
Render Silent
Render Silent WhiteBlueBlue (3)
Instant

Counter target spell. Its controller can't cast spells this turn.

Guild Kit: Azorius (Rare)
Other Versions
Dragon's Maze (Rare)
Rending Volley
Rending Volley Red (1)
Instant

This spell can't be countered.

Rending Volley deals 4 damage to target white or blue creature.

Dragons of Tarkir (Uncommon)
Repel Intruders
Repel Intruders 3White or Blue (4)
Instant

Create two 1/1 white Kithkin Soldier creature tokens if White was spent to cast this spell. Counter up to one target creature spell if Blue was spent to cast this spell. (Do both if WhiteBlue was spent.)

Shadowmoor (Uncommon)
Repulsive Mutation
Repulsive Mutation Variable ColorlessGreenBlue (2)
Instant

Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Then counter up to one target spell unless its controller pays mana equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.

Murders at Karlov Manor (Uncommon)
Rethink
Rethink 2Blue (3)
Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays Variable Colorless, where X is its mana value.

Prophecy (Common)
Revolutionary Rebuff
Revolutionary Rebuff 1Blue (2)
Instant

Counter target nonartifact spell unless its controller pays 2.

Kaladesh Remastered (Common)
Other Versions
Kaladesh (Common)
Rewind
Rewind 2BlueBlue (4)
Instant

Counter target spell. Untap up to four lands.

Core Set 2021 (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Eighth Edition (Uncommon)
Ninth Edition (Uncommon)
Urza's Saga (Common)
Magic 2013 (Uncommon)
Modern Masters 2017 Edition (Common)
Ride the Avalanche
Ride the Avalanche GreenBlue (2)
Instant

The next spell you cast this turn can be cast as though it had flash. When you next cast a spell this turn, put X +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature, where X is the mana value of that spell.

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Commander (Rare)
Rimeshield Frost Giant
Rimeshield Frost Giant 3BlueBlue (5)
Creature — Giant Warrior (4/5)

Ward 3 (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 3.)

Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (Common)
Other Versions
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (Common)
Ring of Evos Isle
Ring of Evos Isle 2 (2)
Artifact — Equipment

2: Equipped creature gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature if it's blue.

Equip 1 (1: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Magic 2013 (Uncommon)
Ring of Immortals
Ring of Immortals 5 (5)
Artifact

3, Tap: Counter target instant or Aura spell that targets a permanent you control.

Legends (Rare)
Rise and Shine
Rise and Shine 1Blue (2)
Sorcery

Target noncreature artifact you control becomes a 0/0 artifact creature. Put four +1/+1 counters on each artifact that became a creature this way.

Overload 4BlueBlue (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

March of the Machine Commander (Rare)
Other Versions
Modern Horizons 2 (Rare)
Rise of the Eldrazi
Rise of the Eldrazi 9ColorlessColorlessColorless (12)
Sorcery

This spell can't be countered.

Destroy target permanent. Target player draws four cards. Take an extra turn after this one.

Exile Rise of the Eldrazi.

Commander Masters (Rare)
Rising Miasma
Rising Miasma 3Black (4)
Sorcery

All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.

Awaken 3—5BlackBlack (If you cast this spell for 5BlackBlack, also put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

Battle for Zendikar (Uncommon)
Rites of Refusal
Rites of Refusal 1Blue (2)
Instant

Discard any number of cards. Counter target spell unless its controller pays 3 for each card discarded this way.

Odyssey (Common)
Rocco, Street Chef
Rocco, Street Chef RedGreenWhite (3)
Legendary Creature — Elf Druid (2/4)

At the beginning of your end step, each player exiles the top card of their library. Until your next end step, each player may play the card they exiled this way.

Whenever a player plays a land from exile or casts a spell from exile, you put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "2, Tap, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.")

March of the Machine: The Aftermath (Rare)
Roil Spout
Roil Spout 1WhiteBlue (3)
Sorcery

Put target creature on top of its owner's library.

Awaken 4—4WhiteBlue (If you cast this spell for 4WhiteBlue, also put four +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

Battle for Zendikar (Uncommon)
Reduce // Rubble (Rubble)
Reduce // Rubble (Rubble) 2Red (3)
Sorcery

Aftermath (Cast this spell only from your graveyard. Then exile it.)

Up to three target lands don't untap during their controller's next untap step.

Amonkhet Remastered (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Amonkhet (Uncommon)
Ruinous Path
Ruinous Path 1BlackBlack (3)
Sorcery

Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

Awaken 4—5BlackBlack (If you cast this spell for 5BlackBlack, also put four +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

Commander 2018 (Rare)
Other Versions
Battle for Zendikar (Rare)
Rune Snag
Rune Snag 1Blue (2)
Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays 2 plus an additional 2 for each card named Rune Snag in each graveyard.

Ultimate Masters (Common)
Other Versions
Coldsnap (Common)
Runeboggle
Runeboggle 2Blue (3)
Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays 1.

Draw a card.

Guildpact (Common)
Rush of Ice
Rush of Ice Blue (1)
Sorcery

Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Awaken 3—4Blue (If you cast this spell for 4Blue, also put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

Battle for Zendikar (Common)
Sage of Hours
Sage of Hours 1Blue (2)
Creature — Human Wizard (1/1)

Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Sage of Hours, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Remove all +1/+1 counters from Sage of Hours: For each five counters removed this way, take an extra turn after this one.

Journey into Nyx (Mythic Rare)
Sage's Dousing
Sage's Dousing 2Blue (3)
Tribal Instant — Wizard

Counter target spell unless its controller pays 3. If you control a Wizard, draw a card.

Morningtide (Uncommon)
Sailors' Bane
Sailors' Bane 7BlueBlue (9)
Creature — Dragon Turtle (7/7)

This spell costs 1 less to cast for each card you own in exile and in your graveyard that's an instant card, a sorcery card, or a card that has an Adventure.

Ward 4 (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 4.)

Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (Uncommon)
Sapphire Dragon
Sapphire Dragon 5BlueBlue (7)
Creature — Dragon (5/6)

Flying

Whenever Sapphire Dragon attacks or blocks, scry 2.

Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (Uncommon)
Saruman's Trickery
Saruman's Trickery 1BlueBlue (3)
Instant

Counter target spell.

Amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth (Uncommon)
Satyr Hoplite
Satyr Hoplite Red (1)
Creature — Satyr Soldier (1/1)

Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Satyr Hoplite, put a +1/+1 counter on Satyr Hoplite.

Journey into Nyx (Common)
Savage Stomp
Savage Stomp 2Green (3)
Sorcery

This spell costs 2 less to cast if it targets a Dinosaur you control.

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Then that creature fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Ixalan (Uncommon)
Jumpstart (Uncommon)
Saw It Coming
Saw It Coming 1BlueBlue (3)
Instant

Counter target spell.

Foretell 1Blue (During your turn, you may pay 2 and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)

Kaldheim (Uncommon)
Scars of the Veteran
Scars of the Veteran 4White (5)
Instant

You may exile a white card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.

Prevent the next 7 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn. If it's a creature, put a +0/+1 counter on it for each 1 damage prevented this way at the beginning of the next end step.

Masters Edition II (Rare)
Other Versions
Alliances (Uncommon)
Scatter Arc
Scatter Arc 3Blue (4)
Instant

Counter target noncreature spell.

Draw a card.

Gatecrash (Common)
Scatter Ray
Scatter Ray 1Blue (2)
Instant

Counter target artifact or creature spell unless its controller pays 4.

The Brothers' War (Common)
Scatter to the Winds
Scatter to the Winds 1BlueBlue (3)
Instant

Counter target spell.

Awaken 3—4BlueBlue (If you cast this spell for 4BlueBlue, also put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

Battle for Zendikar (Rare)
Scattering Stroke
Scattering Stroke 2BlueBlue (4)
Instant

Counter target spell. Clash with an opponent. If you win, at the beginning of your next main phase, you may add an amount of Colorless equal to that spell's mana value. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a higher mana value.)

Magic: The Gathering-Commander (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Lorwyn (Uncommon)
Scent of Brine
Scent of Brine 1Blue (2)
Instant

Reveal any number of blue cards in your hand. Counter target spell unless its controller pays 1 for each card revealed this way.

Urza's Destiny (Common)
Scroll of the Masters
Scroll of the Masters 2 (2)
Artifact

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a lore counter on Scroll of the Masters.

3, Tap: Target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each lore counter on Scroll of the Masters.

Fate Reforged (Rare)
Scuttling Sentinel
Scuttling Sentinel 1Green or BlueGreen or Blue (3)
Creature — Crab Elf (3/2)

Flash

Vigilance

When Scuttling Sentinel enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control. Until end of turn, that creature becomes a blue Crab in addition to its other types and gains hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Ravnica Clue Edition (Uncommon)
Seal from Existence
Seal from Existence 1WhiteWhite (3)
Enchantment

Ward 3 (Whenever this enchantment becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 3.)

When Seal from Existence enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Seal from Existence leaves the battlefield.

March of the Machine (Uncommon)
Second Guess
Second Guess 1Blue (2)
Instant

Counter target spell that's the second spell cast this turn.

Avacyn Restored (Uncommon)
Sedgemoor Witch
Sedgemoor Witch 2Black (3)
Creature — Human Warlock (3/2)

Menace

Ward—Pay 3 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 3 life.)

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."

Strixhaven: School of Mages (Rare)
Segmented Wurm
Segmented Wurm 3RedGreen (5)
Creature — Wurm (5/5)

Whenever Segmented Wurm becomes the target of a spell or ability, put a -1/-1 counter on it.

Beatdown Box Set (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Tempest (Uncommon)
Serum-Core Chimera
Serum-Core Chimera 2BlueRed (4)
Creature — Phyrexian Chimera (2/4)

Flying

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put an oil counter on Serum-Core Chimera.

Remove three oil counters from Serum-Core Chimera: Draw a card. Then you may discard a nonland card. When you discard a card this way, Serum-Core Chimera deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker. Activate only as a sorcery.

Phyrexia: All Will Be One (Uncommon)
Setessan Oathsworn
Setessan Oathsworn 1GreenGreen (3)
Creature — Satyr Warrior (1/1)

Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Setessan Oathsworn, put two +1/+1 counters on Setessan Oathsworn.

Born of the Gods (Common)
Shackle Slinger
Shackle Slinger 2Blue (3)
Creature — Human Soldier (3/2)

Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, choose target creature an opponent controls. If it's tapped, put a stun counter on it. Otherwise, tap it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Outlaws of Thunder Junction (Uncommon)
Sheer Drop
Sheer Drop 2White (3)
Sorcery

Destroy target tapped creature.

Awaken 3—5White (If you cast this spell for 5White, also put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

Battle for Zendikar (Common)
Other Versions
Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi (Common)
Shifting Ceratops
Shifting Ceratops 2GreenGreen (4)
Creature — Dinosaur (5/4)

This spell can't be countered.

Protection from blue (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything blue.)

Green: Shifting Ceratops gains your choice of reach, trample, or haste until end of turn.

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (Rare)
Other Versions
Core Set 2020 (Rare)
Shimmering Glasskite
Shimmering Glasskite 3Blue (4)
Creature — Spirit (2/3)

Flying

Whenever Shimmering Glasskite becomes the target of a spell or ability for the first time each turn, counter that spell or ability.

Betrayers of Kamigawa (Common)
Show of Confidence
Show of Confidence 1White (2)
Instant

When you cast this spell, copy it for each other instant and sorcery spell you've cast this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains vigilance until end of turn.

Strixhaven: School of Mages (Uncommon)
Showdown of the Skalds
Showdown of the Skalds 2RedWhite (4)
Enchantment — Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I — Exile the top four cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.

II, III — Whenever you cast a spell this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Kaldheim (Rare)
Shrewd Hatchling
Shrewd Hatchling 3Blue or Red (4)
Creature — Elemental (6/6)

Shrewd Hatchling enters the battlefield with four -1/-1 counters on it.

Blue or Red: Target creature can't block Shrewd Hatchling this turn.

Whenever you cast a blue spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from Shrewd Hatchling.

Whenever you cast a red spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from Shrewd Hatchling.

Modern Masters 2015 Edition (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Eventide (Uncommon)
Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari (Uncommon)
Shrine of Burning Rage
Shrine of Burning Rage 2 (2)
Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep and whenever you cast a red spell, put a charge counter on Shrine of Burning Rage.

3, Tap, Sacrifice Shrine of Burning Rage: It deals damage equal to the number of charge counters on it to any target.

New Phyrexia (Uncommon)
Shrine of Limitless Power
Shrine of Limitless Power 3 (3)
Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep and whenever you cast a black spell, put a charge counter on Shrine of Limitless Power.

4, Tap, Sacrifice Shrine of Limitless Power: Target player discards a card for each charge counter on Shrine of Limitless Power.

New Phyrexia (Uncommon)
Silumgar Sorcerer
Silumgar Sorcerer 1BlueBlue (3)
Creature — Human Wizard (2/1)

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)

Flying

Exploit (When this creature enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a creature.)

When Silumgar Sorcerer exploits a creature, counter target creature spell.

Dragons of Tarkir (Uncommon)
Silumgar Spell-Eater
Silumgar Spell-Eater 2Blue (3)
Creature — Naga Wizard (2/3)

Megamorph 4Blue (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

When Silumgar Spell-Eater is turned face up, counter target spell unless its controller pays 3.

Dragons of Tarkir (Uncommon)
Silumgar's Command
Silumgar's Command 3BlueBlack (5)
Instant

Choose two —

• Counter target noncreature spell.

• Return target permanent to its owner's hand.

• Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.

• Destroy target planeswalker.

Historic Anthology 5 (Rare)
Other Versions
Dragons of Tarkir (Rare)
Commander 2017 (Rare)
Zendikar Rising Commander (Rare)
Silumgar's Scorn
Silumgar's Scorn BlueBlue (2)
Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may reveal a Dragon card from your hand.

Counter target spell unless its controller pays 1. If you revealed a Dragon card or controlled a Dragon as you cast this spell, counter that spell instead.

Dragons of Tarkir (Uncommon)
Singer of Swift Rivers
Singer of Swift Rivers 1GreenBlue (3)
Creature — Merfolk Shaman (3/2)

Flash

When Singer of Swift Rivers enters the battlefield, put a shield counter on another target creature you control. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

You may cast Merfolk spells as though they had flash.

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (Rare)
Sinister Concierge
Sinister Concierge 1Blue (2)
Creature — Human Wizard (2/1)

When Sinister Concierge dies, you may exile it and put three time counters on it. If you do, exile up to one target creature and put three time counters on it. Each card exiled this way that doesn't have suspend gains suspend. (For each card with suspend, its owner removes a time counter from it at the beginning of their upkeep. When the last is removed, they may cast it without paying its mana cost. Those creature spells have haste.)

Streets of New Capenna Commander (Rare)
Sinister Sabotage
Sinister Sabotage 1BlueBlue (3)
Instant

Counter target spell.

Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

Ravnica Remastered (Common)
Other Versions
Guilds of Ravnica (Uncommon)
Siren Stormtamer
Siren Stormtamer Blue (1)
Creature — Siren Pirate Wizard (1/1)

Flying

Blue, Sacrifice Siren Stormtamer: Counter target spell or ability that targets you or a creature you control.

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Ixalan (Uncommon)
Commander Legends (Uncommon)
Sister of Silence
Sister of Silence 4Blue (5)
Creature — Human Knight (3/3)

Flash

Psychic Abomination — When Sister of Silence enters the battlefield, counter target instant spell, sorcery spell, activated ability, or triggered ability.

Warhammer 40,000 Commander (Rare)
Skittering Crustacean
Skittering Crustacean 2Blue (3)
Creature — Crab (2/3)

6Blue: Monstrosity 4. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put four +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)

As long as Skittering Crustacean is monstrous, it has hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Conspiracy: Take the Crown (Common)
Skullmane Baku
Skullmane Baku 3BlackBlack (5)
Creature — Spirit (2/1)

Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on Skullmane Baku.

1, Tap, Remove X ki counters from Skullmane Baku: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.

Betrayers of Kamigawa (Common)
Slaughter Games
Slaughter Games 2BlackRed (4)
Sorcery

This spell can't be countered.

Choose a nonland card name. Search target opponent's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with that name and exile them. Then that player shuffles.

Return to Ravnica (Rare)
Slice from the Shadows
Slice from the Shadows Variable ColorlessBlack (1)
Instant

This spell can't be countered. (This includes by the ward ability.)

Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.

Murders at Karlov Manor (Common)
Snakeskin Veil
Snakeskin Veil Green (1)
Instant

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Outlaws of Thunder Junction (Common)
Other Versions
Kaldheim (Common)
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (Uncommon)
Commander Masters (Common)
Solidarity of Heroes
Solidarity of Heroes 1Green (2)
Instant

Strive — This spell costs 1Green more to cast for each target beyond the first.

Choose any number of target creatures. Double the number of +1/+1 counters on each of them.

Commander Anthology 2018 (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Journey into Nyx (Uncommon)
Commander 2016 (Uncommon)
Soratami Savant
Soratami Savant 2BlueBlue (4)
Creature — Moonfolk Wizard (2/2)

Flying

3, Return a land you control to its owner's hand: Counter target spell unless its controller pays 3.

Champions of Kamigawa (Uncommon)
Soul Exchange
Soul Exchange BlackBlack (2)
Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile a creature you control.

Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a +2/+2 counter on that creature if the exiled creature was a Thrull.

Masters Edition II (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Fallen Empires (Uncommon)
Soul Manipulation
Soul Manipulation 1BlueBlack (3)
Instant

Choose one or both —

• Counter target creature spell.

• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Zendikar Rising Commander (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Alara Reborn (Common)
Commander 2013 Edition (Common)
Modern Masters 2017 Edition (Uncommon)
Soul Read
Soul Read 3Blue (4)
Instant

Choose one —

• Counter target spell unless its controller pays 4.

• Draw two cards.

Jumpstart 2022 (Common)
Soulsworn Jury
Soulsworn Jury 2White (3)
Creature — Spirit (1/4)

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

1Blue, Sacrifice Soulsworn Jury: Counter target creature spell.

Dissension (Common)
Spectacular Showdown
Spectacular Showdown 1Red (2)
Sorcery

Put a double strike counter on target creature, then goad each creature that had a double strike counter put on it this way. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

Overload 4RedRedRed (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (Rare)
Other Versions
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (Rare)
Spell Blast
Spell Blast Variable ColorlessBlue (1)
Instant

Counter target spell with mana value X. (For example, if that spell's mana cost is 3BlueBlue, X is 5.)

Tempest Remastered (Common)
Other Versions
Limited Edition Alpha (Common)
Limited Edition Beta (Common)
Unlimited Edition (Common)
Revised Edition (Common)
Fourth Edition (Common)
Fifth Edition (Common)
Classic Sixth Edition (Common)
Tempest (Common)
Magic 2014 Core Set (Uncommon)
Spell Burst
Spell Burst Variable ColorlessBlue (1)
Instant

Buyback 3 (You may pay an additional 3 as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)

Counter target spell with mana value X.

Time Spiral Remastered (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Time Spiral (Uncommon)
Spell Contortion
Spell Contortion 2Blue (3)
Instant

Multikicker 1Blue (You may pay an additional 1Blue any number of times as you cast this spell.)

Counter target spell unless its controller pays 2. Draw a card for each time Spell Contortion was kicked.

Worldwake (Uncommon)
Spell Counter
Spell Counter 2BlueBlue (4)
Instant

Counter target spell.

Gotcha — If an opponent says "spell" or "counter," you may say "Gotcha" When you do, return Spell Counter from your graveyard to your hand.

Unhinged (Uncommon)
Spell Crumple
Spell Crumple 1BlueBlue (3)
Instant

Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it on the bottom of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard. Put Spell Crumple on the bottom of its owner's library.

Commander Anthology 2018 (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Magic: The Gathering-Commander (Uncommon)
Spell Pierce
Spell Pierce Blue (1)
Instant

Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays 2.

Double Masters 2022 (Common)
Other Versions
Zendikar (Common)
Modern Masters 2017 Edition (Common)
Masterpiece Series: Amonkhet Invocations (Special)
Ixalan (Common)
Secret Lair Drop (Rare)
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (Common)
Spell Rupture
Spell Rupture 1Blue (2)
Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays Variable Colorless, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Gatecrash (Common)
Spell Shrivel
Spell Shrivel 2Blue (3)
Instant

Devoid (This card has no color.)

Counter target spell unless its controller pays 4. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Battle for Zendikar (Common)
Spell Snare
Spell Snare Blue (1)
Instant

Counter target spell with mana value 2.

Battlebond (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Dissension (Uncommon)
Modern Masters (Uncommon)
Spell Snip
Spell Snip 2Blue (3)
Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays 1.

Cycling 2 (2, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Shards of Alara (Common)
Spell Snuff
Spell Snuff 1BlueBlue (3)
Instant

Counter target spell.

Fateful hour — If you have 5 or less life, draw a card.

Modern Horizons (Common)
Spell Stutter
Spell Stutter 1Blue (2)
Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays 2 plus an additional 1 for each Faerie you control.

Wilds of Eldraine (Common)
Spell Suck
Spell Suck 2BlueBlue (4)
Instant

Counter target spell, then assemble a Contraption. (Put the top card of your Contraption deck face up onto one of your sprockets.)

Unstable (Common)
Spell Swindle
Spell Swindle 3BlueBlue (5)
Instant

Counter target spell. Create X Treasure tokens, where X is that spell's mana value. (They're artifacts with "Tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

March of the Machine Commander (Rare)
Other Versions
Ixalan (Rare)
Spell Syphon
Spell Syphon 1Blue (2)
Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays 1 for each blue permanent you control.

Shadowmoor (Common)
Spelljack
Spelljack 3BlueBlueBlue (6)
Instant

Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. You may play it without paying its mana cost for as long as it remains exiled. (If it has X in its mana cost, X is 0.)

Judgment (Rare)
Spellshift
Spellshift 3Blue (4)
Instant

Counter target instant or sorcery spell. Its controller reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal an instant or sorcery card. That player may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then the player shuffles.

Planar Chaos (Rare)
Spellstutter Sprite
Spellstutter Sprite 1Blue (2)
Creature — Faerie Wizard (1/1)

Flash

Flying

When Spellstutter Sprite enters the battlefield, counter target spell with mana value X or less, where X is the number of Faeries you control.

Jumpstart 2022 (Common)
Other Versions
Lorwyn (Common)
Modern Masters (Common)
Secret Lair Drop (Rare)
Sphinx-Bone Wand
Sphinx-Bone Wand 7 (7)
Artifact

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may put a charge counter on Sphinx-Bone Wand. If you do, Sphinx-Bone Wand deals damage equal to the number of charge counters on it to any target.

Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari (Rare)
Other Versions
Rise of the Eldrazi (Rare)
Spiketail Drake
Spiketail Drake 3BlueBlue (5)
Creature — Drake (3/3)

Flying

Sacrifice Spiketail Drake: Counter target spell unless its controller pays 3.

Prophecy (Uncommon)
Spiketail Drakeling
Spiketail Drakeling 1BlueBlue (3)
Creature — Drake (2/2)

Flying

Sacrifice Spiketail Drakeling: Counter target spell unless its controller pays 2.

Time Spiral Remastered (Common)
Other Versions
Time Spiral (Common)
Spiketail Hatchling
Spiketail Hatchling 1Blue (2)
Creature — Drake (1/1)

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

Sacrifice Spiketail Hatchling: Counter target spell unless its controller pays 1.

Tenth Edition (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Eighth Edition (Uncommon)
Prophecy (Common)
Spinewoods Armadillo
Spinewoods Armadillo 4GreenGreen (6)
Creature — Armadillo (7/7)

Reach

Ward 3 (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 3.)

1Green, Discard Spinewoods Armadillo: Search your library for a basic land card or a Desert card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You gain 3 life.

Outlaws of Thunder Junction (Uncommon)
Spite // Malice (Spite)
Spite // Malice (Spite) 3Blue (4)
Instant

Counter target noncreature spell.

Dominaria Remastered (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Invasion (Uncommon)
Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas (Uncommon)
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