Counterbalance
Enchantment
Text
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, counter that spell if it has the same mana value as the revealed card.
Market prices
updated on 06/19/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.77 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $6.49 | $99.99 |
| Cardmarket | €3.92 | €53.56 |
| CardTrader Buy | €3.61 | €29.48 |
| TCGplayer | $6.04 | $92.00 |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€3.61CardTrader market
210 offers · from €3.61 · avg €7.10 · max €25.40
Poor: 5 · Played: 36 · Near Mint: 17 · Slightly Played: 83 · Moderately Played: 69
Rulings (2)
If an opponent casts a spell with X in its mana cost, the mana value of that spell takes the value of X into account. If you reveal a card with X in its mana cost, X is 0. For example, if your opponent casts Blaze with X=1, Counterbalance will counter that spell if you reveal a card with mana value 2, but it won't counter that spell if you reveal a Blaze of your own.
07/15/2006If an opponent casts half of a split card (for example, Hit), it won't be countered if you reveal that same split card. The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves, but the mana value of Hit is determined using only that half's mana cost.
04/18/2017Legality by format
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |