One of my favorite flavor texts. And still, it's fun just shooting down your opponent by paying 2 mana, haha.
Posted By:
Batstewart
(10/24/2009 9:31:07 AM)
Awesome art right there. Is Counterspell the leader in cards that received the most art variants? I count eight, including the Dom! promo art...
Apart from lands, obviously.
Fictionarious: A spell on the stack cannot target itself. I think you can have it target the Commandeer, which upon Counterspell's resolution will no longer be there, and the Counterspell will fizzle.
Posted By:
Reliquium
(11/19/2009 6:27:38 PM)
DarthExecutor wrote:
2 mana to stop anything is way too much. Whining that you can't stop anything for 2 mana just shows you're not interested in balance, just in overpowering a type of deck you like.
Just like how whining that "2 mana to stop anything is way too much" shows that you just want Wizards to take the "mean cards" out of the game, so you won't have to work and think a little harder to make a deck that can take it.
I've played some counter decks in my time, and I can recall just as many defeats as I can victories for them. If you don't like Counterspell, take the time and effort to build a deck that can stand up to it, rather than getting you and your buddies together to cry to Wizards unti they take the big, bad, nasty card away so it won't be mean to you anymore.
Posted By:
Pennyforth
(2/28/2010 2:31:17 PM)
if you don't got the chance or money for Force, this card beats just, i beats at causal also it beats att "serious" games.
Well it just beats :)
Posted By:
Achon333
(6/24/2010 9:09:59 AM)
The quintessential card for blue. If it wasn't for this card, I wouldn't even play Magic.
Posted By:
Mitch_360
(7/29/2011 10:11:17 PM)
The legendary Counterspell. How I worship thee. And how I would love to have a playset. And how I also am happy I don't.
If they were to reprint this card it would completely obsolete and crush any design space for 
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.
A Blue mage is supposed to have to think to win, and counterspells do that. You must know which threats your opponents play are going to harm you, how to leave mana open to stop them, and play the spell effectively. Unlike other color's solutions to threats like Wh... (see all)
Posted By:
JFM2796
(8/20/2011 10:08:50 AM)
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.
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(8/28/2012 10:42:38 AM)
I just hope you to be back!!
Now that your brother Mana Leak is gone,
all of the other blue counter spells sucks!!
Why only Lightning Bolt has come back..
What about Counterspell, it's so unfair..
Blue has gone powerless nowadays..
Posted By:
wicked_pick
(8/21/2009 3:51:54 AM)
apparently when you cant buff your creatures up, counterspell is still more unfair than a lightning bolt. that to me, doesnt make sense. yes, it can stop non-creature spells, but besides the point; most counterspells cost x2-x4 as much mana as a lightning bolt.
kids these days need to learn some common sense
5/5 for the most iconic blue card
Posted By:
gromgrom777
(7/31/2010 8:51:27 AM)
counter spell isn't really overpowered not anymore with white having paths red getting thunderbolts black has its doom blades n terminate green has well giant growth and primal bellow blue only has cancel and its a colour based around controlling your opponents options i mean blue has twin cast problem is theres nothing to twin cast in blue everything's to expensive if its any good
Posted By:
aba1
(1/2/2010 8:33:25 PM)