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Countervailing Winds

{2}{U}

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Hour of Devastation·hou #32·Common·2017·Art by Tyler Jacobson
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Countervailing Winds
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Oracle Text

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each card in your graveyard.

{2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

The Eternals had long since mastered every technique taught during the trials.

Set
Hour of Devastation (HOU)
Number
#32
Rarity
Common
Artist
Tyler Jacobson
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.23
USD Foil
$0.49
EUR
€0.21
EUR Foil
€0.54
MTGO Tix
0.03

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings1

7/14/2017·wotc

Count the number of cards in your graveyard as Countervailing Winds resolves to determine how much mana the controller of the target spell must pay to avoid the spell being countered. Countervailing Winds is still on the stack at this time and won’t count toward this number.

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