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Cards/Dark Ascension/Counterlash

Counterlash

{4}{U}{U}

Instant

Dark Ascension·dka #33·Rare·2012·Art by Austin Hsu
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal

Oracle Text

Counter target spell. You may cast a spell that shares a card type with it from your hand without paying its mana cost.

"Pathetic. Let me show you how it's done."

Set
Dark Ascension (DKA)
Number
#33
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Austin Hsu
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.31
USD Foil
$0.63
EUR
0.16
EUR Foil
0.91
MTGO Tix
0.02

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings3

1/22/2011·wotc

If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as its value.

1/22/2011·wotc

If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t pay any alternative costs. You can pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.

1/22/2011·wotc

You cast the card in your hand as part of the resolution of Counterlash. Timing restrictions based on the card’s type (such as creature or sorcery) are ignored. Other restrictions are not (such as “Cast [this card] only during combat”).

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