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Magic · Secret Lair Drop Series · #2497 · Rare

Counterspell (2497)

Magic card price for Counterspell (2497): $8.68 market, from $6.00 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 13, 2026 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 18, 2026
$8.68
+0.6% this week · +0.1% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+0.6%
30 days+0.1%
90 days+21.6%
1 year—
All time+28.8%

Sellers right now

$6.00lowest listing$47.53highest
Market price$8.68
Mid listing$9.91
Direct$9.49
30-day avg$8.70

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$8.68
Cardmarket$10.20 €9.06

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$3.9252-week low$8.7852-week high
In the range98%
All-time low$3.92
All-time high$8.78
First priceFeb 13, 2026
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$3.54$5.99$8.44$10.88
$8.68
Feb 13May 6Jul 27Oct 18
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Counterspell (2497) (Normal) was released in October 2026. Launch-week prices are left out here: before supply arrives they are mostly guesses. The cheapest listing right now is $6.00, and the 30-day average market price is $8.70.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$8.68$6.00$47.53+0.6%
Foil$8.44$6.99$46.45+2.3%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Dungeons & Dragons: Whispers in Candlekeep

Counter target spell.

Flavor

Woe betide the Avowed unready to lay down the law with a book.

Other printings of Counterspell

72 more · $2.15 – $919.92
All printings
Counterspell, Beta Edition — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Counterspell Beta Edition $919.92 Counterspell (SL PLAYTEST), Secret Lair Drop Series — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Counterspell (SL PLAYTEST) Secret Lair Drop Series $900.00 Counterspell (7117) (7117), Secret Lair Drop Series — Magic card price −9.4% 7d Counterspell (7117) Secret Lair Drop Series · #7117 $315.86 cOuNTeRspELl (7010) (Rainbow Foil) (7010), Secret Lair Drop Series — Magic card price −0.3% 7d cOuNTeRspELl (7010) (Rainbow Foil) Secret Lair Drop Series · #7010 $188.87 Counterspell (10), Masterpiece Series: Amonkhet Invocations — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Counterspell Masterpiece Series: Amonkhet Invocations · #10 $156.14

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