Counterlash

Counterlash

{4}{U}{U}Instant

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Counter target spell. You may cast a spell that shares a card type with it from your hand without paying its mana cost.

What it does

Tagged as Counterspell — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Official rulings

  1. If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as its value. (2011-01-22)
  2. If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t pay any alternative costs. You can pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has mandatory additional costs, you must pay those. (2011-01-22)
  3. You cast the card in your hand as part of the resolution of Counterlash. Timing restrictions based on the card’s type (such as creature or sorcery) are ignored. Other restrictions are not (such as “Cast [this card] only during combat”). (2011-01-22)

Printings & prices

Every set Counterlash has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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