Counterspell

Regular
Golden

Artist: Jason Chan

Collectible

Secret: When your opponent casts a spell, Counter it.

Cost:

3

Spell school:

Arcane

Keywords
`SECRET`

Referenced tags
`COUNTER`

Full tags
`RARITY=3` `CLASS=4` `COLLECTIBLE=1` `ELITE=0` `COST=3` `CARDTYPE=5` `FACTION=3` `AttackVisualType=1` `ENCHANTMENT_BIRTH_VISUAL=0` `ENCHANTMENT_IDLE_VISUAL=0` `COUNTER=1` `SECRET=1` `SPELL_SCHOOL=1`

Wiki mechanics
Counter, Secret

Wiki tags
Spell-related, Triggered effect

Availability

Formats

Wild
Duels

Flavor

What's the difference between a mage playing with Counterspell and a mage who isn't? The mage who isn't is getting Pyroblasted in the face.

Card set:

Legacy

Rarity:

Rare

Background race:

Blood elf

dbfId:

113

Card id:

EX1_287

You might be looking for one of these cards: Counterspell (Classic), Counterspell (Core).

Counterspell is a rare mage spell card, from the Legacy set.

Other versions

Core

Classic

How to get

Type	Source	Quality	Count
Card packs	Open one of these card packs:	Regular Golden	1~2 (random)
Crafting	Craft a Regular copy for 100	Regular	1
Crafting	Craft a Golden copy for 800	Golden	1

Notes

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Counterspell may be used preemptively to prevent the next spell cast by an opponent. When the opponent plays a spell card, Counterspell will activate; the spell will then fail to take effect. Counterspell also prevents the spell from completing its 'casting' phase, preventing post-spell casting triggers from activating. The results of this are:
- The spell card will still be consumed and its mana cost expended. However, any Overload will not be applied, since Overload is part of the card's text, not its cost.^[1]
- Since patch 11.2.0, any effects which activate from the spell being cast or completed will not be triggered. This includes both 'whenever you cast a spell' as well as 'after you cast a spell' effects.
- Counterspell will successfully counter Flare. The Flare will not take effect, will not destroy any other Secrets or remove Stealth from minions, and will not draw the player a card.
Counterspell will not trigger from activation of Secrets. However, Counterspell can prevent Secrets from being cast, since they are spell cards, and will also reveal the cast Secret.
Counterspell will only counter spells directly played by the enemy player. Other sources that cast spells (Ex. Yogg-Saron, Hope's End, The Runespear, Zul'jin) are not countered.
When Counterspell counters Fist of Jaraxxus, its discard-related effect is not triggered.^[2] It is unknown if this is a bug or intended.
If your Overload spell is stopped by Counterspell, regardless of order of play, Unbound Elemental will still trigger (since you played a card with Overload), but you will not gain any Overload, meaning your Tunnel Troggs will not trigger.^[1]
Counterspell beats "whenever" and "after" triggers.^[3]

Lore

Counterspell is a mage spell from World of Warcraft which interrupts a target's spellcasting, locking them out of that school of magic for several seconds. Higher levels of the ability also silence the target for a few seconds. The spell also features in the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.

Trivia

The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "March of the Legion" series, for the card Magistrix Tibrana.

Gallery

Counterspell, full art

Patch changes

Patch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25):
- 2021-03-30: Moved from Classic to Legacy set.
Patch 9.2.0.21517 (2017-10-17):
- Spells that are canceled by Counterspell will now trigger any "Whenever you cast a spell" and "After you cast a spell" effects.
Patch 1.0.0.3388 (Alpha, 2013-06-22):
- Now reads: Secret: When your opponent casts a spell, Counter it. (previously: Secret: When an opponent casts a spell, Counter it.)
Patch 1.0.0.3140 (Alpha, April or May 2013):
- Added.