12 cards where the text includes “counter” and the text includes “spell” and the text includes “rather than pay” and the text includes “mana cost”

As Foretold (Double Masters 2022 #38)

As Foretold {2}{U}

Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on As Foretold.

Once each turn, you may pay {0} rather than pay the mana cost for a spell you cast with mana value X or less, where X is the number of time counters on As Foretold.

Illustrated by Tommy Arnold

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Force of Negation (Double Masters 2022 #50)

Force of Negation {1}{U}{U}

Instant

If it’s not your turn, you may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.

Counter target noncreature spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner’s graveyard.

“Try, if you must.”

Illustrated by Paul Scott Canavan

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Force of Will (Dominaria Remastered #50)

Force of Will {3}{U}{U}

Instant

You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.

Counter target spell.

“Your artillery will burn itself out before I allow my focus to waver.”

Illustrated by Donato Giancola

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Daze (Eternal Masters #44)

Daze {1}{U}

Instant

You may return an Island you control to its owner’s hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Illustrated by Min Yum

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Contagion (Masters Edition #64)

Contagion {3}{B}{B}

Instant

You may pay 1 life and exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.

Distribute two -2/-1 counters among one or two target creatures.

Illustrated by Mike Raabe

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Scars of the Veteran (Masters Edition II #34)

Scars of the Veteran {4}{W}

Instant

You may exile a white card from your hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.

Prevent the next 7 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn. If it’s a creature, put a +0/+1 counter on it for each 1 damage prevented this way at the beginning of the next end step.

Illustrated by Dan Frazier

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Bounty of the Hunt (Masters Edition II #154)

Bounty of the Hunt {3}{G}{G}

Instant

You may exile a green card from your hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.

Distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures. For each +1/+1 counter you put on a creature this way, remove a +1/+1 counter from that creature at the beginning of the next cleanup step.

Illustrated by Jeff A. Menges

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Summoning Trap (Modern Masters 2017 #139)

Summoning Trap {4}{G}{G}

Instant — Trap

If a creature spell you cast this turn was countered by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay {0} rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.

Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Illustrated by Kieran Yanner

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Thwart (Mercadian Masques #108)

Thwart {2}{U}{U}

Instant

You may return three Islands you control to their owner’s hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.

Counter target spell.

Illustrated by Christopher Moeller

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Admiral's Order (Rivals of Ixalan #31)

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

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Disrupting Shoal (Ultimate Masters #51)

Disrupting Shoal {X}{U}{U}

Instant — Arcane

You may exile a blue card with mana value X from your hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.

Counter target spell if its mana value is X.

Illustrated by Scott M. Fischer

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Foil (Ultimate Masters #55)

Foil {2}{U}{U}

Instant

You may discard an Island card and another card rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.

Counter target spell.

Among wizards, poor timing is the most consistent mistake.

Illustrated by Donato Giancola

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