---
name: "Spell Counter"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "UNH"
set_name: "Unhinged"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Doug Chaffee"
oracle_id: "7846f566-5fab-4f4e-b424-a23cc9a51538"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spell-counter-unh"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Spell Counter
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell.
Gotcha — If an opponent says "spell" or "counter," you may say "Gotcha!" When you do, return Spell Counter from your graveyard to your hand.

> *Playing *Unhinged*, . . .*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
2. [Counterlash](/printing/counterlash-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Dismiss](/printing/dismiss-tmp.md) — Instant
4. [Contradict](/printing/contradict-dtk.md) — Instant
5. [Cancel](/printing/cancel-10e.md) — Instant
6. [Refute](/printing/refute-fdn.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unhinged (UNH) #46
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Doug Chaffee

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