Is counterbalance good MTG?

Is counterbalance good MTG?

Counterbalance is good because it can potentially counter multiple spells for free. In conjunction with another card that allows you to control what’s on top of your library, it allows you to shut down nearly all of the opponent’s spellcasting. Counterspell counters one spell.

How does counterbalance work MTG?

Counterbalance reads: “Whenever an opponent plays a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, counter that spell if it has the same converted mana cost as the revealed card.”

Is counterbalance good EDH?

Counterbalance has proven very useful to me, even on a blind flip, because the most common cards in EDH are at the 2 CMC and 3 CMC clots. Based on your deck stats, it seems like you would be able to counter a bunch of spells for free by adding these cards to your list since your deck is built around the 2-3 CMC range.

Is counterbalance a triggered ability?

Counterbalance has a triggered ability; it will only trigger once per each spell being cast.

Do static abilities go on the stack?

Static abilities are always ‘on’ and do not use the stack. The ability takes effect as soon as the card enters the appropriate zone and only stops working when the card leaves that zone (or it says it does). A special static ability is the characteristic-defining ability.

Is Lifelink an activated ability?

Before the rules changes in Magic 2010, lifelink was a triggered ability, and it used the stack along with combat damage. This meant that its life gain if caused by combat, would arrive too late to prevent the player from losing the game due to combat damage from the same combat.

Can you interrupt the stack MTG?

Yes you can do this. The resolution goes like this. Fireball is cast, put on the stack. In response, you put Snapcaster Mage on the stack.

Can you respond in the middle of a stack?

Can you counter split second?

No, split second refers to how a spell can be responded to. For instance, Krosan Grip has split second, but with a successful Counterbalance flip, can be countered.

Can you pay life if you have 0 life?

If a player pays life, the payment is subtracted from their life total; in other words, the player loses that much life. (Players can always pay 0 life.)

Does indestructible stop board wipes?

Bonus: How to Avoid Board Wipes The key thing here is the keywords. Most board wipes “destroy” creatures, so one way to protect your creatures (and permanents) is to buff them with the “indestructible”keyword.

Can we pop an item at the bottom of stack?

You can perform the traditional Stack operations of push and pop using addFirst and removeFirst , respectively. To remove from the tail – or ‘bottom’ of the ‘Stack’, as you put it – you can use removeLast .