1 – 20 of 23 cards where the text includes “counter target” and the colors is U and the card types include “instant” and it’s legal in Standard
Annul {U}
Instant
Counter target artifact or enchantment spell.
“Many giants have tried to crush me with their hammers. You’ll never stop me with that little toy.”
—Stigur of the Omenseekers
Illustrated by Caio Monteiro
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
An Offer You Can't Refuse {U}
Instant
Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. (They’re artifacts with “{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.”)
Elspeth wanted answers. Xander needed a spy. Their paths were destined to cross.
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Illustrated by Dallas Williams
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| An Offer You Can't Refuse, SNC #51 |
| Treasure Token, TSNC #13 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streets of New Capenna #51 | $1.75 | €0.95 | 0.01 |
| Streets of New Capenna #464 | $3.02 | €1.06 | |
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Anticognition {1}{U}
Instant
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell unless its controller pays {2}. If an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, instead counter that spell, then scry 2.
“I think not.”
—Flekon the Mindcensor
Illustrated by Igor Kieryluk
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Bar the Gate {2}{U}
Instant
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell. Venture into the dungeon. (Enter the first room or advance to the next room.)
“This path is closed to you!”
Illustrated by Johannes Voss
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Bar the Gate, AFR #47 |
| Dungeon of the Mad Mage, TAFR #20 |
| Lost Mine of Phandelver, TAFR #21 |
| Tomb of Annihilation, TAFR #22 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms | $0.03 | €0.05 | 0.03 |
Concerted Defense {U}
Instant
Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1} plus an additional {1} for each creature in your party. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.)
“You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!”
Illustrated by Chris Rallis
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Devious Cover-Up {2}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner’s graveyard. You may shuffle up to four target cards from your graveyard into your library.
Widow Weber’s new scarecrow seemed to attract more crows than it scared off.
Illustrated by Colin Boyer
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Disdainful Stroke {1}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell with mana value 4 or greater.
“I’ve known for a year that you would cast this exact spell, at this exact spot, at this exact time.”
—Raffine
Illustrated by Irina Nordsol
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Disruption Protocol {U}{U}
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, tap an untapped artifact you control or pay {1}.
Counter target spell.
“Let’s just turn that off, shall we?”
Illustrated by Pauline Voss
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Dissipate {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner’s graveyard.
“Morning light, morning light,
Chase away the fears of night.”
—Gavony children’s rhyme
Illustrated by David Palumbo
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Essence Capture {U}{U}
Instant
Counter target creature spell. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control.
The Futurists regard the tradition of kami-bonding as anachronistic and inefficient, striving constantly to surpass spiritual power with technology.
Illustrated by Campbell White
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Flip the Switch {2}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {4}. Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can’t block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)
“Works every time! Well, every time they don’t explode, anyway.”
—Barton, stitcher
Illustrated by Campbell White
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Flip the Switch, MID #54 |
| Zombie Token, TMID #5 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innistrad: Double Feature | $0.13 | €0.02 | 0.03 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | $0.03 | €0.04 | 0.03 |
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Geistlight Snare {2}{U}
Instant
This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Spirit. It also costs {1} less to cast if you control an enchantment.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.
Tamil had always wanted a closer look at a geist’s lantern. Now he had an eternity to study one.
Illustrated by Anato Finnstark
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Jwari Disruption {1}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.
“You worry too much.”
—Nys Dal, Sea Gate trapfinder
Jwari Ruins
Land
Jwari Ruins enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {U}.
“The Ondu Skyclave was a center for rebellion against the capital in Makindi. Of course they built in deadly traps.”
—Nys Dal, Sea Gate trapfinder
Illustrated by Cliff Childs
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Make Disappear {1}{U}
Instant
Casualty 1 (As you cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power 1 or greater. When you do, copy this spell and you may choose a new target for the copy.)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.
Watermark: Maestros
Illustrated by Inka Schulz
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Negate {1}{U}
Instant
Counter target noncreature spell.
“The ancient kor were a clever bunch with a taste for nasty traps. Spikes, poison, fire pouring forth with no warning … I’ve seen and disabled them all. If you intend to raid a Skyclave, you’d be wise to hire me on.”
Illustrated by Billy Christian
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Reject {1}{U}
Instant
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell unless its controller pays {3}. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner’s graveyard.
“Grux, for the last time, you have to do more than simply shout ‘Apply!’ at the administrators.”
—Pavil, admissions officer
Illustrated by Zoltan Boros
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Saw It Coming {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell.
Foretell {1}{U} (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.)
“How predictable.”
Watermark: Foretell
Illustrated by Randy Vargas
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Spell Pierce {U}
Instant
Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {2}.
“There’s a hole in your plan.”
—Noyan Dar, Tazeem lullmage
Illustrated by Vance Kovacs
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Syncopate {X}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner’s graveyard.
“Fool! Can’t you see the tide has turned against you?”
Illustrated by Marta Nael
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Syphon Essence {2}{U}
Instant
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell. Create a Blood token. (It’s an artifact with “{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
The third step in creating a skaab requires draining the body of blood and replacing it with viscus vitae, a mixture of angel’s blood and lamp oil.
Illustrated by Sean Murray
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Syphon Essence, VOW #84 |
| Blood Token, TVOW #17 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innistrad: Double Feature | $0.09 | €0.02 | 0.03 |
| Innistrad: Crimson Vow | $0.01 | €0.02 | 0.03 |
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