Counterspell

Instant

$6.67

Counterspell

Name: Counterspell
Brand: Magic: The Gathering
SKU: SLD-2497

Instant

Secret Lair Drop (SLD)·#2497·rare·Feb 9, 2026

$6.67Non Foil$7.13Foil

Card Text

Counter target spell.

Card Details

Mana Value: 2
Colors: Blue
Color Identity: Blue
EDHREC Rank: #16

Features

Format Legalities

Duel

Brawl

Penny

Predh

Future

Legacy

Modern

Pauper

Alchemy

Pioneer

Vintage

Historic

Standard

Timeless

Commander

Gladiator

Oldschool

Premodern

Oathbreaker

Standardbrawl

Paupercommander

Legal

Not Legal

Banned

Restricted

Market Prices

USD

$6.67

USD Foil

$7.13

EUR

—

EUR Foil

—

Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket

Price History (30d)

All Printings (236)

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)	#2497	rare	en	Diego Andrade	$6.67	$7.13
Marvel Universe (MAR)	#9	mythic	en	Steve Ditko	$6.15	$13.73
Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet (OMB)	#9	rare	en	Gao Yan	—	—
Final Fantasy: Through the Ages (FCA)Wild Rose Rebellion	#4	uncommon	en	Yoshitaka Amano	$0.98	$3.67
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)	#7010	rare	en	Tyler Walpole	—	$207.95
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)	#1933	rare	en	Tyler Walpole	$25.82	$65.21
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)	#1589	rare	en	Julia Metzger	$14.22	—
URL/Convention Promos (PURL)	#2	rare	en	Pauline Voss	—	$63.13
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)	#114	uncommon	en	Zack Stella	$2.06	—
Mystery Booster 2 (MB2)	#158	common	en	Gao Yan	$3.65	$31.30
MagicFest 2024 (PF24)	#1	rare	en	Ryan Valle	$9.74	$15.23
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)	#SCTLR	rare	en	Mark Poole	—	—
Commander Masters (CMM)	#81	common	en	Jason Chan	$4.04	$6.38
Commander Masters (CMM)	#630	common	en	rk post	$1.69	$2.62
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#281	common	en	Zack Stella	$1.56	$2.51
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#457	rare	en	Mark Poole	—	$15.35
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#45	common	en	Zack Stella	$1.72	$2.26
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)	#45	common	en	Zack Stella	$5.46	—
30th Anniversary Edition (30A)	#351	uncommon	en	Mark Poole	—	—
30th Anniversary Edition (30A)	#54	uncommon	en	Mark Poole	$13.97	—
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3)	#25	uncommon	en	Zack Stella	$13.43	—
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)	#331	rare	en	Mateus Manhanini	$13.69	$13.41
Magic Online Promos (PRM)	#91245	rare	en	Ryan Yee	—	—
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)	#175	rare	en	Mark Poole	$2.98	$3.64
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#308	rare	en	Ryan Yee	$5.45	$8.28
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#267	uncommon	en	Zack Stella	$1.73	$1.96
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#15	rare	en	Olena Richards	$4.43	$9.33
Magic Online Promos (PRM)	#86148	common	en	Zack Stella	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#632	common	en	Zack Stella	$2.78	$3.50
Commander Legends (CMR)	#395	common	en	Zack Stella	$2.60	—
The List (PLST)	#CMR-395	common	en	Zack Stella	$2.50	—
The List (PLST)	#A25-50	common	en	Zack Stella	$3.50	—
Signature Spellbook: Jace (SS1)	#4	rare	en	Jason Chan	$3.35	$5.43
Masters 25 (A25)	#50	common	en	Zack Stella	$1.97	$1.92
Magic Online Promos (PRM)	#36323	common	en	Dom!	—	—
Amonkhet Invocations (MP2)	#10	special	en	Chase Stone	—	$141.22
Eternal Masters (EMA)	#43	common	en	Zack Stella	$4.18	$2.42
Tempest Remastered (TPR)	#43	uncommon	en	Stephen Daniele	—	—
Duel Decks Anthology: Jace vs. Chandra (JVC)	#24	common	en	Jason Chan	$3.58	—
Vintage Masters (VMA)	#64	common	en	Jason Chan	—	—
Magic Online Promos (PRM)	#31377	uncommon	en	Mark Poole	—	—
Masters Edition IV (ME4)	#45	common	en	Mark Poole	—	—
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (DD2)	#24	common	en	Jason Chan	$3.61	—
Masters Edition II (ME2)	#44	uncommon	en	Allen Williams	—	—
Friday Night Magic 2005 (F05)	#11	rare	en	Mark Poole	—	$28.60
World Championship Decks 2002 (WC02)	#cr67	common	en	Mark Romanoski	$1.15	—
World Championship Decks 2001 (WC01)	#ab69	common	en	Gao Yan	$2.33	—
World Championship Decks 2001 (WC01)	#ar67	common	en	Mark Romanoski	$1.00	—
World Championship Decks 2001 (WC01)	#ab67	common	en	Mark Romanoski	$1.49	—
World Championship Decks 2001 (WC01)	#ar69	common	en	Gao Yan	$4.97	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#67★	common	en	Mark Romanoski	—	$134.50
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#67	common	en	Mark Romanoski	$2.94	—
Beatdown Box Set (BTD)	#6	common	en	Allen Williams	$5.18	—
World Championship Decks 2000 (WC00)	#tvdl61b	common	en	Hannibal King	$1.83	—
Judge Gift Cards 2000 (G00)	#1	rare	en	Dom!	—	$56.81
Battle Royale Box Set (BRB)	#15	common	en	Hannibal King	$2.14	—
Mercadian Masques (MMQ)	#69	common	en	Gao Yan	$2.41	$150.34
Starter 1999 (S99)	#34	uncommon	en	Hannibal King	$2.51	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#61	common	en	Hannibal King	$1.73	—
World Championship Decks 1998 (WC98)	#rb57	common	en	Stephen Daniele	$1.75	—
Tempest (TMP)	#57	common	en	Stephen Daniele	$2.22	—
World Championship Decks 1997 (WC97)	#pm77	common	en	Hannibal King	$1.44	—
World Championship Decks 1997 (WC97)	#jk77	common	en	Hannibal King	$2.04	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#77	common	en	Hannibal King	$1.66	—
DCI Legend Membership (PLGM)	#1	rare	en	Dom!	$52.16	—
Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC)	#ml65	uncommon	en	Mark Poole	$2.77	—
Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC)	#shr65	uncommon	en	Mark Poole	$2.06	—
Ice Age (ICE)	#64	common	en	Allen Williams	$2.78	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#65	uncommon	en	Mark Poole	$1.96	—
Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM)	#54	uncommon	en	Mark Poole	$0.25	—
Revised Edition (3ED)	#54	uncommon	en	Mark Poole	$4.91	—
Collectors' Edition (CED)	#55	uncommon	en	Mark Poole	$59.72	—
Intl. Collectors' Edition (CEI)	#55	uncommon	en	Mark Poole	$58.03	—
Unlimited Edition (2ED)	#55	uncommon	en	Mark Poole	$52.47	—
Limited Edition Beta (LEB)	#55	uncommon	en	Mark Poole	$362.14	—
Limited Edition Alpha (LEA)	#54	uncommon	en	Mark Poole	$548.98	—
Marvel Universe (MAR)	#9	mythic	de	Steve Ditko	—	—
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)	#114	uncommon	de	Zack Stella	—	—
Commander Masters (CMM)	#81	common	de	Jason Chan	—	—
Commander Masters (CMM)	#630	common	de	rk post	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#281	common	de	Zack Stella	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#457	rare	de	Mark Poole	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#45	common	de	Zack Stella	—	—
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3)	#25	uncommon	de	Zack Stella	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#308	rare	de	Ryan Yee	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#267	uncommon	de	Zack Stella	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#15	rare	de	Olena Richards	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#632	common	de	Zack Stella	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#395	common	de	Zack Stella	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#67	common	de	Mark Romanoski	—	—
Mercadian Masques (MMQ)	#69	common	de	Gao Yan	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#61	common	de	Hannibal King	—	—
Tempest (TMP)	#57	common	de	Stephen Daniele	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#77	common	de	Hannibal King	—	—
Ice Age (ICE)	#64	common	de	Allen Williams	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#65	uncommon	de	Mark Poole	—	—
Foreign Black Border (FBB)	#54	uncommon	de	Mark Poole	—	—
Revised Edition (3ED)	#54	uncommon	de	Mark Poole	—	—
Marvel Universe (MAR)	#9	mythic	es	Steve Ditko	—	—
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)	#114	uncommon	es	Zack Stella	—	—
Commander Masters (CMM)	#81	common	es	Jason Chan	—	—
Commander Masters (CMM)	#630	common	es	rk post	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#45	common	es	Zack Stella	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#457	rare	es	Mark Poole	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#281	common	es	Zack Stella	—	—
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3)	#25	uncommon	es	Zack Stella	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#267	uncommon	es	Zack Stella	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#308	rare	es	Ryan Yee	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#15	rare	es	Olena Richards	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#395	common	es	Zack Stella	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#67	common	es	Mark Romanoski	—	—
Mercadian Masques (MMQ)	#69	common	es	Gao Yan	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#61	common	es	Hannibal King	—	—
Tempest (TMP)	#57	common	es	Stephen Daniele	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#77	common	es	Hannibal King	—	—
Ice Age (ICE)	#64	common	es	Allen Williams	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#65	uncommon	es	Mark Poole	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#65	uncommon	es	Mark Poole	$52.86	—
Marvel Universe (MAR)	#9	mythic	fr	Steve Ditko	—	—
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)	#114	uncommon	fr	Zack Stella	—	—
Commander Masters (CMM)	#81	common	fr	Jason Chan	—	—
Commander Masters (CMM)	#630	common	fr	rk post	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#457	rare	fr	Mark Poole	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#45	common	fr	Zack Stella	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#281	common	fr	Zack Stella	—	—
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3)	#25	uncommon	fr	Zack Stella	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#267	uncommon	fr	Zack Stella	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#308	rare	fr	Ryan Yee	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#15	rare	fr	Olena Richards	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#632	common	fr	Zack Stella	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#395	common	fr	Zack Stella	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#67	common	fr	Mark Romanoski	—	—
Mercadian Masques (MMQ)	#69	common	fr	Gao Yan	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#61	common	fr	Hannibal King	—	—
Tempest (TMP)	#57	common	fr	Stephen Daniele	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#77	common	fr	Hannibal King	—	—
Ice Age (ICE)	#64	common	fr	Allen Williams	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#65	uncommon	fr	Mark Poole	—	—
Foreign Black Border (FBB)	#54	uncommon	fr	Mark Poole	$29.25	—
Revised Edition (3ED)	#54	uncommon	fr	Mark Poole	—	—
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)	#114	uncommon	it	Zack Stella	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#45	common	it	Zack Stella	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#281	common	it	Zack Stella	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#457	rare	it	Mark Poole	—	—
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3)	#25	uncommon	it	Zack Stella	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#267	uncommon	it	Zack Stella	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#308	rare	it	Ryan Yee	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#15	rare	it	Olena Richards	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#395	common	it	Zack Stella	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#67	common	it	Mark Romanoski	—	—
Mercadian Masques (MMQ)	#69	common	it	Gao Yan	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#61	common	it	Hannibal King	—	—
Tempest (TMP)	#57	common	it	Stephen Daniele	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#77	common	it	Hannibal King	—	—
Ice Age (ICE)	#64	common	it	Allen Williams	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#65	uncommon	it	Mark Poole	—	—
Revised Edition (3ED)	#54	uncommon	it	Mark Poole	—	—
Foreign Black Border (FBB)	#54	uncommon	it	Mark Poole	—	—
Marvel Universe (MAR)	#9	mythic	ja	Steve Ditko	—	—
Final Fantasy: Through the Ages (FCA)	#4	uncommon	ja	Yoshitaka Amano	—	—
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)	#1589	rare	ja	Julia Metzger	—	—
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC)	#114	uncommon	ja	Zack Stella	—	—
Commander Masters (CMM)	#81	common	ja	Jason Chan	—	—
Commander Masters (CMM)	#630	common	ja	rk post	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#281	common	ja	Zack Stella	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#45	common	ja	Zack Stella	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#457	rare	ja	Mark Poole	—	—
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3)	#25	uncommon	ja	Zack Stella	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#267	uncommon	ja	Zack Stella	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#308	rare	ja	Ryan Yee	—	—
Media and Collaboration Promos (PMEI)	#2021-1	rare	ja	Hannibal King	—	$9.67
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#15	rare	ja	Olena Richards	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#78	rare	ja	Rindo Karasuba	$17.83	$28.93
Commander Legends (CMR)	#632	common	ja	Zack Stella	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#395	common	ja	Zack Stella	—	—
Masters 25 (A25)	#50	common	ja	Zack Stella	—	—
Eternal Masters (EMA)	#43	common	ja	Zack Stella	—	—
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (DD2)	#24	common	ja	Jason Chan	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#67	common	ja	Mark Romanoski	—	—
Mercadian Masques (MMQ)	#69	common	ja	Gao Yan	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#61	common	ja	Hannibal King	—	—
Tempest (TMP)	#57	common	ja	Stephen Daniele	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#77	common	ja	Hannibal King	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#65	uncommon	ja	Mark Poole	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#65	uncommon	ja	Mark Poole	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#308	rare	ko	Ryan Yee	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#267	uncommon	ko	Zack Stella	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#15	rare	ko	Olena Richards	—	—
Tempest (TMP)	#57	common	ko	Stephen Daniele	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#77	common	ko	Hannibal King	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#65	uncommon	ko	Mark Poole	—	—
Commander Masters (CMM)	#630	common	pt	rk post	—	—
Commander Masters (CMM)	#81	common	pt	Jason Chan	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#457	rare	pt	Mark Poole	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#45	common	pt	Zack Stella	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#281	common	pt	Zack Stella	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#267	uncommon	pt	Zack Stella	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#308	rare	pt	Ryan Yee	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#15	rare	pt	Olena Richards	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#395	common	pt	Zack Stella	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#67	common	pt	Mark Romanoski	—	—
Mercadian Masques (MMQ)	#69	common	pt	Gao Yan	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#61	common	pt	Hannibal King	—	—
Tempest (TMP)	#57	common	pt	Stephen Daniele	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#77	common	pt	Hannibal King	—	—
Ice Age (ICE)	#64	common	pt	Allen Williams	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#65	uncommon	pt	Mark Poole	$55.43	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#65	uncommon	pt	Mark Poole	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#267	uncommon	ru	Zack Stella	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#308	rare	ru	Ryan Yee	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#15	rare	ru	Olena Richards	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#395	common	ru	Zack Stella	—	—
Commander Masters (CMM)	#630	common	zhs	rk post	—	—
Commander Masters (CMM)	#81	common	zhs	Jason Chan	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#45	common	zhs	Zack Stella	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#457	rare	zhs	Mark Poole	—	—
Dominaria Remastered (DMR)	#281	common	zhs	Zack Stella	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#308	rare	zhs	Ryan Yee	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#267	uncommon	zhs	Zack Stella	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#15	rare	zhs	Olena Richards	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#395	common	zhs	Zack Stella	—	—
Masters 25 (A25)	#50	common	zhs	Zack Stella	—	—
Eternal Masters (EMA)	#43	common	zhs	Zack Stella	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#67	common	zhs	Mark Romanoski	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#61	common	zhs	Hannibal King	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#77	common	zhs	Hannibal King	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#308	rare	zht	Ryan Yee	—	—
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)	#267	uncommon	zht	Zack Stella	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#15	rare	zht	Olena Richards	—	—
Commander Legends (CMR)	#395	common	zht	Zack Stella	—	—
Seventh Edition (7ED)	#67	common	zht	Mark Romanoski	—	—
Mercadian Masques (MMQ)	#69	common	zht	Gao Yan	—	—
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)	#61	common	zht	Hannibal King	—	—
Tempest (TMP)	#57	common	zht	Stephen Daniele	—	—
Fifth Edition (5ED)	#77	common	zht	Hannibal King	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#65	uncommon	zht	Mark Poole	—	—