First printed in Judgment (2002)
Instant
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. You may play it without paying its mana cost for as long as it remains exiled. (If it has X in its mana cost, X is 0.)
- Illustrated by
- Pete Venters
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- If you cast an instant or sorcery, it goes to its owner’s graveyard when it resolves.
- This spell can be used on a spell cast using Flashback.
- If you use this on an opponent’s spell which has Buyback, you may pay the Buyback cost as you cast it. If you do so, the card will go to its owner’s hand upon resolution. It will not go to your hand, nor to any player’s graveyard.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.007 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 30 Oct 2026).
Combos
4 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count: Spelljack + Thousand-Year Storm
- Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count: Spelljack + Swarm Intelligence
- Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count: Bonus Round + Spelljack
- Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count: Chandra, Hope's Beacon + Displacer Kitten + Spelljack