Counterbalance

Mystery Booster 2 · #157 · uncommon · EN

$1.08 · Foil $20.16

cheapest of 15 store offers · see all

market $1.65 · Foil $23.82

Mana cost: {U}{U}

Type: Enchantment

Commonly played as: Counterspell

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.

Artist: John Zeleznik

Released: 2024-08-02

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $1.65
  • TCGplayer foil: $23.82
  • Cardmarket: €2.61
  • Cardmarket foil: €23.22
  • MTGO tix: 1.33
$24.14$1.55
234 days of daily prices for Counterbalance: $3.34 to $1.65
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 234 days tracked · $3.34 → $1.65 (-51%) · low $1.55 · high $24.14
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Mystery Booster 2 #157) in 7 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.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$1.08today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$1.10today
CardTraderNM · todayNMregular€2.23today
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€2.63today
CardTraderSP · todaySPregular€3.03today
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$20.16today
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$22.85today
CardmarketNM · foil · todayNMfoil€23.22today
CardTraderSP · foil · todaySPfoil€26.31today
CardTraderNM · foil · todayNMfoil€28.39today

Truncated: 5 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 15 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 3 lists
  • 3 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

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All printings of Counterbalance

USD · low $1.65 · high $58.58

Set#RarityUSD
Secret Lair Drop#2066 · rare2066rare$4.87
Mystery Booster 2#157 · uncommon157uncommon$1.65
The List#CSP-31 · uncommonCSP-31uncommon$4.97
Secret Lair Drop#1220 · rare1220rare$15.10
Amonkhet Invocations#9 · special9special$58.58 foil
Coldsnap#31 · uncommon31uncommon$5.36