“The Eternals had long since mastered every technique taught during the trials.”
Cycling
Countervailing Winds
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {2}{U}
Oracle Rules Text: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each card in your graveyard. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Flavor Text: The Eternals had long since mastered every technique taught during the trials.
Set: Hour of Devastation (#32), Rarity: Common, Artist: Tyler Jacobson
Instant
Blue
Common
$0.26
Regular
$0.49
✨ Foil
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2017-07-14
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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