Counterbalance
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Enchantment
Mana Cost: {U}{U}
Oracle Rules Text: Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, counter that spell if it has the same mana value as the revealed card.
Set: Coldsnap (#31), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: John Zeleznik
Enchantment
Blue
Uncommon
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Official Rulings (2)
2006-07-15
If an opponent casts a spell with X in its mana cost, the mana value of that spell takes the value of X into account. If you reveal a card with X in its mana cost, X is 0. For example, if your opponent casts Blaze with X=1, Counterbalance will counter that spell if you reveal a card with mana value 2, but it won't counter that spell if you reveal a Blaze of your own.
2017-04-18
If an opponent casts half of a split card (for example, Hit), it won't be countered if you reveal that same split card. The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves, but the mana value of Hit is determined using only that half's mana cost.
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