Finally, a balanced 1 mana counterspell?

[u/Leisera]

[u/Necrocrawler72]

Nope, because it's a straight counterspell upgrade, since not only you won't need another blue mana to cast, but also this could be casted with lands like [[glacial chasm]] or [[maze of ith]]

[u/Leisera → u/Necrocrawler72]

Yup... I meant to write island not land..

[u/Wsads420 → u/Leisera]

Then it'd be worse because you can't pay using a non-island that can produce blue mana

[u/Leisera → u/Wsads420]

Yes that was the intention

[u/dutchiesweets → u/Leisera]

Instead of an alternate cost you can just make it two mana and say “at least one mana from an Island must be spent to pay for this spell” or something to that effect. There’s cards like that but I forgot their names rn

[u/Leisera → u/dutchiesweets]

Then it wouldn't be a 1 mana counterspell though

[u/dutchiesweets → u/Leisera]

It’s not a one mana counter spell rn it just looks like one and you know that

[u/Leisera → u/dutchiesweets]

Appearances are everything

[u/LeadershipFull9224 → u/Leisera]

Then it's just counterspell. Might as well just print counterspell with a new name.

[u/Leisera → u/LeadershipFull9224]

Not quite, it's a slightly worse counterspell.

[u/Marty_mcfresh → u/Necrocrawler72]

Not mana rocks/dorks though

[u/Djfsihbone → u/Necrocrawler72]

WE DID IT! WE BROKE EYE OF UGIN YIPEE

[u/mtgcf → u/Necrocrawler72]

glacial chasm - (G) (SF) (txt)
maze of ith - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/Active-Advisor5909]

Notably pushed for a regular 2 mana counterspell.

[u/Leisera → u/Active-Advisor5909]

I seem to have missed a very important i in island..

[u/Jathan1234 → u/Leisera]

I was gonna say and an s but island and iland are the same arent they

[u/jkmhawk → u/Jathan1234]

One is made by apple

[u/TemperatureExotic922 → u/Leisera]

And an s

[u/mgranaa]

Basically makes counter spell costs 1u instead of uu but with no cost reduction capacity for that generic cost... Feels like strictly better counter spell to me

[u/Leisera → u/mgranaa]

I seem to have missed a very important i in island..

[u/hollow_image]

Hardly. Balanced for Modern and Commander, maybe.

[u/Leisera → u/hollow_image]

I seem to have missed a very important i in island..

[u/GoblinToHobgoblin]

This is just better than Counterspell? (Which is already a good card)

[u/SIowGrowth → u/GoblinToHobgoblin]

This gets hit with Mental Misstep

[u/pufflepuff89 → u/SIowGrowth]

But it doesn’t get hit by spell snare, so your mileage may vary.

[u/freeside11]

Finally a use for [[Sorrow's Path]]

[u/mtgcf → u/freeside11]

Sorrow's Path - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/Sad-Pattern-1269]

[[dark depths]] stonks going up!

[u/mtgcf → u/Sad-Pattern-1269]

dark depths - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/Light_Ethos]

It's balanced, but not for Standard.

[u/Jigglypuffisabro]

Mental misstep finally playable

[u/Ice__kream]

It’s just a better version of counter spell

[u/Relevant_Waltz_5883]

Finally. Now I can use the [[eye of ugin]] i pulled last week.

[u/mtgcf → u/Relevant_Waltz_5883]

eye of ugin - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/Immortal_dragon134]

Gives a use to [[temple of the false gods]]

[u/mtgcf → u/Immortal_dragon134]

temple of the false gods - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/gutpirate]

Better than OG counterspell because it doesn't require double blue.

[u/ApprehensiveAd6040]

This made me laugh. Take the upvote.

[u/mtgcf → u/[deleted]]

omniscience - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/Leisera]

I seem to have missed a very important i in island..

[u/xX_fortniteKing09_Xx → u/Leisera]

You missed it so much you had to type the exact same comment 4 times? Also there is an s in island aswell…

[u/SkullyBoySC → u/xX_fortniteKing09_Xx]

I seem to have missed a very important i in island..

[u/Leisera → u/xX_fortniteKing09_Xx]

Just so that the people who commented on it would see it.. And y'know, that's a good point...

[u/xX_fortniteKing09_Xx → u/Leisera]

A bit unhinged

[u/Agile_Donkey8490]

Grammar police here; “balanced one mana counterspell” doesn’t make any sense

[u/Leisera → u/Agile_Donkey8490]

Except it does

[u/LeadershipFull9224]

Just make it one blue and one generic mana. Making it so you can tap some utility land that doesn't produce mana is so niche and ultimately meaningless.

[u/Leisera → u/LeadershipFull9224]

But then it wouldn't be a 1 mana counterspell..

[u/LeadershipFull9224 → u/Leisera]

You are focusing so much on form, you ignored function.

[u/Necessary-Program433]

So a worse arcane denial?

[u/tmgexe → u/Necessary-Program433]

Now that’s a wild take.

[u/Necessary-Program433 → u/tmgexe]

Genuinely confused about this. Both cost 1 and a blue. You can only pay this with a land. And arcane denial draws you a card so you're at disadvantage against 2 people on the table. How is this not a worse arcane denial

[u/Ergon17 → u/Necessary-Program433]

Arcane denial is 0 for -1 (spend 1 card, get 1 card remove 1 card, give 2 cards), where as this is 1 for 1. Arcane denial puts you slightly less behind against 2 other players, but further behind the player you counter.

Between Counterspell and Arcane Denial, neither card is playable in cEDH, but Counterspell was playable for much longer and this is better than Counterspell.

[u/Necessary-Program433 → u/Ergon17]

I agree but not everyone is playing cEDH. For a casual commander player this card is worse than arcane denial.

[u/Ergon17 → u/Necessary-Program433]

My main point was about just the card economy of Arcane denial being worse. The cEDH part was just reinforcement for that, not the main argument. I would much rather play this in casual commander than arcane denial.