When the activated ability resolves, determine whether the targeted spell would destroy a land if it resolved right then. If it would, then counter that spell. Otherwise, it is not countered, even if the spell could, under other circumstances, destroy a land.
Will not counter a spell which would destroy a land only if a choice is made.
The ability can target any spell, even one that would not destroy a land.
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This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LEG — 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 #13 of *Legends*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1994 Legends release.
Card type: Enchantment — Aura, color identity white, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {W} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Enchant.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #21,740 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Susan Van Camp. Rarix catalogs 121 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Susan Van Camp
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Equinox will not counter a spell that has a random chance of destroying a land.
Equinox will not counter a spell which requires sacrificing land when it enters or one that requires sacrificing land as part of the cost to cast it.
Equinox will not counter a spell which would indirectly cause destruction of one of your lands.
Equinox will not counter a spell that deals damage to an animated land, even if it would deal more damage than the land's toughness. This is because the spell itself does not destroy the land directly. The land is destroyed by a game rule.
