Market history and store offers below are for Mirage #21; the range above covers the listed printings.
$0.24
cheapest of 20 store offers · see all
market $0.54
Mana cost: {W} {W}
Type: Instant
Commonly played as: Counterspell, Lifegain
Counter target artifact or enchantment spell. Its controller gains life equal to its mana value.
Artist: David O'Connor
Released: 1996-10-08
Market price
TCGplayer: $0.54
Cardmarket: €0.62
MTGO tix: 0.04
$0.85 $0.54
234 days of daily prices for Illumination: $0.81 to $0.54 2026-01-25 regular $0.81
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234 days tracked · $0.81 → $0.54 (-33%) · low $0.54 · high $0.85
Other languages
The same printing (Mirage #21) in 6 other languages.
Store prices
The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.
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Truncated: 6 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 20 in total. Show all 20 offers
Format legality
standard: not legal
pioneer: not legal
modern: not legal
legacy: legal
vintage: legal
commander: legal
pauper: not legal
brawl: not legal
In Gestic collections
Held in 18 lists
Played in 1 deck
All printings
Set # Rarity USD
Mirage #21 · uncommon 21 uncommon $0.54