1 – 20 of 32 cards where the text includes “counter target spell.” and the card types include “instant” and the colors is U and the mana cost is less than or equal to {1}{U}{U} and it’s legal in Modern
Admiral's Order {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Raid — If you attacked this turn, you may pay {U} rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.
Counter target spell.
“Damn the cannons, mates. Charge!”
Illustrated by Slawomir Maniak
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Broken Concentration {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell.
Madness {3}{U} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Some minds bend under pressure. Others break.
Illustrated by Clint Cearley
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Cancel {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell.
“I decide what stands in my way.”
Illustrated by Mathias Kollros
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Counterspell {U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell.
The pyromancer summoned up her mightiest onslaught of fire and rage. Jace feigned interest.
Illustrated by Jason Chan
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Banned
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Delay {1}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell. If the spell is countered this way, exile it with three time counters on it instead of putting it into its owner’s graveyard. If it doesn’t have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of its owner’s upkeep, they remove a time counter. When the last is removed, they may play it without paying its mana cost. If it’s a creature, it has haste.)
Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Deprive {U}{U}
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, return a land you control to its owner’s hand.
Counter target spell.
“That would have brought shame to you as a mage. Tell you what—I’ll keep your secret.”
—Noyan Dar, Tazeem lullmage
Illustrated by Izzy
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Didn't Say Please {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell. Its controller mills three cards.
“If you’re in our home, we expect you to mind your manners.”
Illustrated by Jason A. Engle
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Disappearing Act {1}{U}{U}
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, return a permanent you control to its owner’s hand.
Counter target spell.
“Baral took my family from me back then. I’d do anything to face him now.”
—Chandra Nalaar
Illustrated by Anthony Palumbo
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Disruption Protocol {U}{U}
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, tap an untapped artifact you control or pay {1}.
Counter target spell.
“Let’s just turn that off, shall we?”
Illustrated by Pauline Voss
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Dissipate {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner’s graveyard.
“Morning light, morning light,
Chase away the fears of night.”
—Gavony children’s rhyme
Illustrated by David Palumbo
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Dissolve {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
“You thought only the gods could stop you?”
Illustrated by Wesley Burt
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Dream Fracture {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell. Its controller draws a card.
Draw a card.
In her dream, Lola gazed into a mirror. Her familiar features warped, her jaw stretching wider and wider until it cracked and her reflection pulled her into its gaping maw.
Illustrated by Liiga Smilshkalne
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Ertai's Scorn {1}{U}{U}
Instant
This spell costs {U} less to cast if an opponent cast two or more spells this turn.
Counter target spell.
“You’re not so special, Karn. Anything that has been assembled can be disassembled.”
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Illustrated by Alex Negrea
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Familiar's Ruse {U}{U}
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, return a creature you control to its owner’s hand.
Counter target spell.
Because of their capricious nature, faeries can serve as living lenses for disruptive magic.
Illustrated by Eric Fortune
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Hinder {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put that card on the top or bottom of its owner’s library instead of into that player’s graveyard.
“Do not react to force in kind. Turn it aside. Direct it to where it can do no harm.”
—Meloku the Clouded Mirror
Illustrated by Wayne Reynolds
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Ice Out {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Bargain (You may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token as you cast this spell.)
This spell costs {1} less to cast if it’s bargained.
Counter target spell.
Hylda built an ice statuary from all those who couldn’t understand “go away.”
Illustrated by Olivier Bernard
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Neutralize {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
On Ikoria, reactive magic can make the difference between barely grazed and really dead.
Illustrated by Yongjae Choi
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Pact of Negation {0}
Color Indicator: Blue Instant
Counter target spell.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {3}{U}{U}. If you don’t, you lose the game.
Those who expect betrayal at every turn are seldom disappointed.
Illustrated by Jason Chan
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Reject Imperfection {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell. If that spell’s mana value was 3 or less, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
“Your theory holds merit. You do not.”
—Sarnvax, Gitaxian sective
Illustrated by David Astruga
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Remand {1}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it into its owner’s hand instead of into that player’s graveyard.
Draw a card.
“Well, at least all of that arm-waving and arcane babbling you did was impressive.”
Illustrated by Mark A. Nelson
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal