---
name: "Counterpoint"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "MKC"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor Commander"
collector_number: "351"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Brian Valeza"
oracle_id: "dad4af15-5b26-417d-a41b-29e671e878f4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/counterpoint-mkc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Counterpoint
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. You may cast a creature, instant, sorcery, or planeswalker spell from your graveyard with mana value less than or equal to that spell's mana value without paying its mana cost.

> *「想法不错，但我得在上面戳几个洞。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Counterlash](/printing/counterlash-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Spell Counter](/printing/spell-counter-unh.md) — Instant
3. [Laquatus's Disdain](/printing/laquatuss-disdain-jud.md) — Instant
4. [Reinterpret](/printing/reinterpret-c21.md) — Instant
5. [Rakshasa's Disdain](/printing/rakshasas-disdain-frf.md) — Instant
6. [Mana Drain](/printing/mana-drain-prm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #351
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Brian Valeza
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`