Oracle Tag
counterspell
Spells that counter stuff. See child tags for variants on the behaviour; notably [counterspell-soft](/tags/card/counterspell-soft) which gives the opponent a buyout cost.
Also known ascounter
- All matches
- 97
- Very strong
- 1
- Strong
- 0
- Median
- 96
Tag family
Oracle Tags can belong to more than one parent. Each path below traces this tag back to a top-level category.
Ancestry
Direct children
20- counterspell-ability51
- counterspell-artifact15
- counterspell-aura3
- counterspell-automatic37
- counterspell-battle1
- counterspell-bounce15
- counterspell-creature50
- counterspell-enchantment10
- counterspell-exile37
- counterspell-free13
- counterspell-instant30
- counterspell-noncreature33
- counterspell-planeswalker8
- counterspell-reusable76
- counterspell-sacrifice31
- counterspell-soft135
- counterspell-sorcery28
- counterspell-sweeper8
- counterspell-tuck12
- counterspell with set mechanic165
Very strong matches
Defining examples selected by the Scryfall Tagger community.
Median matches
The broader active card catalog associated with this tag.
