Countermand
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Journey into NyxJOU · #33
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.07 € · ★ 0.37 € · 0.07 $ · ★ 0.38 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Counter target spell. Its controller mills four cards.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Clint Cearley
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2014-05-02
Flavour text
The physical pain was nothing compared to the agony in his mind.
Rulings
If the target spell is an illegal target when Countermand tries to resolve, Countermand won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. The target's controller won't put any cards from the top of their library into their graveyard.
You may target a spell that can't be countered with Countermand. If you do, when Countermand resolves, the target spell won't be countered, but its controller will still put the top four cards of their library into their graveyard.