Counterspell

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $54.27. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $24.32 and $54.27 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 4BB — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #65 of *Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border*, the set that shipped alongside the April 1995 Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {U}{U} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #16 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Poole. Rarix catalogs 906 other cards credited to this artist.