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◇ Catalog #33

Counterlash

dka·#33·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Austin Hsu

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Feb '12

14 yr ago

Value

$0.31+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.32 · low $0.29

NM$0.31

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.29–$0.33modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.31low $0.02range 1450.0%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #16,355 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.64

Nonfoil$0.31

Gameplay

Instant

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."

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2011-01-22wotc

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

2011-01-22wotc

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.

2011-01-22wotc

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”).

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.31. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.31 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from DKA — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #33 of *Dark Ascension*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2012 Dark Ascension release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{U}{U} (6 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #16,355 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Austin Hsu. Rarix catalogs 168 other cards credited to this artist.