---
name: "Countersquall"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "UMA"
set_name: "Ultimate Masters"
collector_number: "198"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anthony Francisco"
oracle_id: "6df620b8-1e54-4f63-8556-12c75e5679af"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/countersquall-uma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Countersquall
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller loses 2 life.

> *エスパーの二十三の風には名が与えられ、記録にとどめられ、魔法の流れとあらゆる関わりが余すところ無く記述されている。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Undermine](/printing/undermine-inv.md) — Instant
2. [Psychic Barrier](/printing/psychic-barrier-nph.md) — Instant
3. [Negate](/printing/negate-ogw.md) — Instant
4. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
5. [Deny the Witch](/printing/deny-the-witch-40k.md) — Instant
6. [Spell Pierce](/printing/spell-pierce-2x2.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ultimate Masters (UMA) #198
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anthony Francisco
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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