Counterbalance CSP

Other printings of "Counterbalance": PLST #CSP-31 MP2 #9 CSP #31 MB2 #157 SLD #1220

Card

id	22935
artist	John Zeleznik
artistIds	7d96bd59-7779-4740-8658-953f518ff805
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	U
colorIndicator
colors	U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	2733
edhrecSaltiness	1.31
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion	2003
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{U}{U}
manaValue	2
name	Counterbalance
number	31
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Whenever an opponent plays a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, counter that spell if it has the same converted mana cost as the revealed card.
otherFaceIds
power
printings	CSP, MB2, MP2, PLST, SLD
promoTypes
rarity	uncommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	CSP
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'foil': ['5c4d2d04-bb29-5017-8620-470e45596f79', '8e9110d1-4028-5a78-9d19-a65d287d18c1'], 'nonfoil': ['8e9110d1-4028-5a78-9d19-a65d287d18c1', 'a71e0cd8-89f9-55f9-a57a-622115593def']}
subsets
subtypes
supertypes
text	Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, counter that spell if it has the same mana value as the revealed card.
toughness
type	Enchantment
types	Enchantment
uuid	b0c88ccc-bbe9-5fa0-9cb3-09237a6a41f1
variations
watermark
setName	Coldsnap

Identifiers

id	22935
cardKingdomEtchedId
cardKingdomFoilId	120890
cardKingdomId	120735
cardsphereFoilId	8570
cardsphereId	8571
deckboxId	1249
mcmId	13626
mcmMetaId	8179
mtgArenaId
mtgjsonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonNonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonV4Id	bf82284f-d197-5104-9e0f-84a17461cb00
mtgoFoilId	24592
mtgoId	24591
multiverseId	121159
scryfallCardBackId	0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId	c329ff2b-0331-4934-a8df-870dd7bf402b
scryfallIllustrationId	7d7d6d81-51ea-402a-997a-74e3faf4fc69
scryfallOracleId	088dfd02-c0e0-41d1-9923-efe023fb2ad1
tcgplayerEtchedProductId
tcgplayerProductId	14019
uuid	b0c88ccc-bbe9-5fa0-9cb3-09237a6a41f1

Legalities

id	22935
alchemy
brawl
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator
historic
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer
predh	Legal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid	b0c88ccc-bbe9-5fa0-9cb3-09237a6a41f1
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	22935
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/7747c6bb7fce460d
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil	https://mtgjson.com/links/fe61e64524c7f8a6
cardmarket	https://mtgjson.com/links/7994d50be9b8c77f
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/a58cab02a73bb770
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	b0c88ccc-bbe9-5fa0-9cb3-09237a6a41f1

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	抵销	结界	每当一位对手使用咒语时，你可以展示你的牌库顶牌。若你如此作，且所展示的牌之总法术力费用与该咒语相同，则反击之。	126935
French	Contrepoids	Enchantement	À chaque fois qu'un adversaire joue un sort, vous pouvez révéler la carte du dessus de votre bibliothèque. Si vous faites ainsi, contrecarrez ce sort s'il a le même coût converti de mana que la carte révélée.	127090
German	Gegengewicht	Verzauberung	Immer wenn ein Gegner einen Zauberspruch spielt, kannst du die oberste Karte deiner Bibliothek aufdecken. Falls du dies tust, neutralisiere den Zauberspruch, falls er dieselben umgewandelten Manakosten wie die aufgedeckte Karte hat.	127245
Italian	Controbilanciare	Incantesimo	Ogniqualvolta un avversario gioca una magia, puoi rivelare la prima carta del tuo grimorio. Se lo fai, neutralizza quella magia se ha lo stesso costo di mana convertito della carta rivelata.	127400
Japanese	相殺	エンチャント	いずれかの対戦相手が呪文をプレイするたび、あなたは自分のライブラリーの一番上のカードを公開してもよい。そうした場合、その呪文の点数で見たマナ・コストと公開したカードの点数で見たマナ・コストが等しいなら、その呪文を打ち消す。	127555
Portuguese (Brazil)	Contrabalançar	Encantamento	Toda vez que um oponente joga uma mágica, você pode revelar o card do topo de seu grimório. Se fizer isso, anule aquela mágica se ela tiver o mesmo custo de mana convertido do card revelado.	127710
Spanish	Contrapesar	Encantamiento	Siempre que un oponente juegue un hechizo, puedes mostrar la carta superior de tu biblioteca. Si lo haces, contrarresta ese hechizo si tiene el mismo coste de maná convertido que la carta mostrada.	128020

Rulings

date	text
2006-07-15	If an opponent casts a spell with X in its mana cost, the mana value of that spell takes the value of X into account. If you reveal a card with X in its mana cost, X is 0. For example, if your opponent casts Blaze with X=1, Counterbalance will counter that spell if you reveal a card with mana value 2, but it won't counter that spell if you reveal a Blaze of your own.
2017-04-18	If an opponent casts half of a split card (for example, Hit), it won't be countered if you reveal that same split card. The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves, but the mana value of Hit is determined using only that half's mana cost.