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"Find me cards equivalent to: Counterbalance"

Possible equivalents to Counterbalance (blue enchantments that interact with opponents' spells) are:

  • Mystic Remora (taxes opponents' noncreature spells)
  • Rhystic Study (taxes opponents' spells, draws you cards)
  • Arcane Laboratory (limits opponent to one spell per turn)
  • Dovescape (counters noncreature spells, makes tokens)

These are similar in that they're blue enchantments that disrupt opponent casting, but none counter only based on the top card of your library like Counterbalance.

Found Cards

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Arcane Laboratory

Counterbalance

Dovescape

Mystic Remora

Rhystic Study

Arcane Laboratory #60 Enchantment

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 3
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  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If a spell is countered, it still counts as the one spell cast.
  • When Arcane Laboratory enters, it will look back over the turn to see if any spell was cast before it entered the battlefield. It will notice itself being cast.
  • When it leaves the battlefield, the effect ends and all players are able to cast spells unrestricted again.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 1.49 USD
    Manapool 0.6 USD
    Tcgplayer 1.6 USD
    Cardmarket 0.98 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.

    Counterbalance #2066 Enchantment

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • 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.
  • 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.

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    Seller Price
    Manapool / 5.88 USD 4.79 USD
    Cardmarket 3.14 EUR / 5.48 EUR
    Tcgplayer 4.73 USD / 7.29 USD
    Cardkingdom / 9.49 USD 4.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do,counterthat spell if it has the same mana value as the revealed card.

    Dovescape #95 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Tokens:
    Bird

    Rules

  • If a split card is cast, Dovescape makes tokens equal to the mana value of the half that was cast.
  • The Bird tokens are created even if the spell isn't countered by Dovescape's ability. This may happen because the spell can't be countered, because it's already been countered, or because it's otherwise been removed from the stack by the time Dovescape's ability resolves.

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    Cardkingdom 7.99 USD
    Cardmarket 3.6 EUR
    Tcgplayer 6.93 USD
    Manapool 5.62 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    ( can be paid with either or .) Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell,counterthat spell. That player creates X 1/1 white and blue Bird creature tokens with flying, where X is the spell's mana value.

    Mystic Remora #16 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Enchantment
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Rules

  • Cumulative upkeep is a triggered ability that imposes an increasing cost on a permanent. "Cumulative upkeep [cost]" means "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this permanent is on the battlefield, put an age counter on this permanent. Then you may pay [cost] for each age counter on it. If you don't, sacrifice it."
  • Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it's not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can't be made. For example, if Mystic Remora has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay {4} or sacrifice it.

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    Tcgplayer 26.73 USD / 52.26 USD
    Manapool / 50.92 USD 20.63 USD
    Cardkingdom 24.99 USD
    Cardmarket 17.88 EUR / 30.36 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an agecounteron this permanent, thensacrificeit unless you pay its upkeep cost for each agecounteron it.) Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays .

    Rhystic Study #A31 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Rhystic Study's triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered. The player gets the option to pay when this triggered ability resolves.
  • You don't have to decide whether or not to draw a card until after the player decides whether or not to pay.

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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays .