Counterbalance {U}{U}
Enchantment
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.
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- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
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Notes and Rules Information for Counterbalance:
- 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. (2006-07-15)
- 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. (2017-04-18)