Countersquall

Mana cost

Mana value2TypeInstant Color identity

Dimir RarityUncommon SetUltimate Masters (UMA) ArtistAnthony Francisco Price€0.72 · foil €1.33 · $0.75

About this card

Countersquall is an instant card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 2 (color identity: black and blue). First printed in Conflux (2009); 4 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: counterspell. It is one of the 5,000 most played cards in Commander (EDHREC rank 3,560). Legal in Commander, Modern, Legacy and Vintage. Cheapest printing: €0.62 (Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas); most expensive: €0.76 (Conflux).

Countersquall

Instant

Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller loses 2 life.

Each of the twenty-three winds of Esper is named and chronicled, and every possible interaction with the flow of magic is exhaustively detailed.

Name in each language

FrançaisContrerafaleEnglishCountersquallEspañolContrarráfagaDeutschGegenböeItalianoControbuferaPortuguêsContraventania日本語対抗突風

Legality

CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulNot legal

Rulings

2018-12-07
A spell that can’t be countered is a legal target for Countersquall. The spell won’t be countered when Countersquall resolves, but its controller still loses 2 life.