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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Counterbalance

UU · Enchantment

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.

Similar cards

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NameManaTypeText
Kruphix's Insight 2GSorcery Reveal the top six cards of your library. Put up to three enchantment cards from among them into your hand and the rest of the revealed cards into your graveyard.
Dark Confidant 1BCreature — Human Wizard At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. 2/1
Kaervek the Merciless 5BRLegendary Creature — Human Shaman Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Kaervek the Merciless deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target. 5/4
Emperor Mihail II 1UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Noble You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast Merfolk spells from the top of your library. Whenever you cast a Merfolk spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token. 3/3
Scaleguard Sentinels GGCreature — Human Soldier As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may reveal a Dragon card from your hand. Scaleguard Sentinels enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it if you revealed a Dragon card or controlled a Dragon as you cast this spell. 2/3
Stronghold Gambit 1RSorcery Each player chooses a card in their hand. Then each player reveals their chosen card. The owner of each creature card revealed this way with the lowest mana value puts it onto the battlefield.
Genesis Hydra XGGCreature — Plant Hydra When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle the rest into your library. Genesis Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. 0/0
The Ruinous Powers 2BREnchantment At the beginning of your upkeep, choose an opponent at random. Exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may play that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it. When you cast a spell this way, its owner loses life equal to its mana value.
Lantern of Insight 1Artifact Players play with the top card of their libraries revealed. {T}, Sacrifice Lantern of Insight: Target player shuffles.
Curse of Unbinding 6UEnchantment — Aura Curse Enchant player At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, that player reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a creature card. Put that card onto the battlefield under your control. That player puts the rest of the revealed cards into their graveyard.
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