Counterbore of Duels of the Planeswalkers

Counter target spell. Search its controller’s graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as that spell and exile them. Then that player shuffles.

DPA · EN Wayne England
2010-06-04

standard
future
historic
timeless
gladiator
pioneer
explorer
modern
legacy pauper
vintage penny
commander oathbreaker
standardbrawl
brawl
alchemy
paupercommander
duel oldschool
premodern
predh
usdeurfoiltix
0.260.20
EDHREC
Rareza Tipo Color Cmc L/T
Instant 5
Foil Nonfoil Promo Fecha
2010-06-04
Booster Digital Oversized Reserved
Paper Mtgo Digital Astral Sega
Keywords
Set Name Set Code Set Type
Duels of the Planeswalkers DPA BOX
release: setsize: 113 totalsetsize: 113
onlyFoil: no onlyNonFoil: no
Nombre ID
BORDER COLOR BLACK
FRAME 2003
Date Source Comment
01-05-2008 wotc If the spell’s controller isn’t the same as its owner (due to Commandeer, for example), it won’t be exiled. The spell is countered and put into its owner’s graveyard. Then the spell’s controller’s graveyard, hand, and library are searched.
01-05-2008 wotc If the targeted spell can’t be countered (it’s Vexing Shusher, for example), that spell will remain on the stack. Counterbore will continue to resolve. You still get to search for and exile all other cards with that name.
01-05-2008 wotc Counterbore has no effect on cards on the battlefield that have the same name as the targeted spell.
01-05-2008 wotc The cards you’re searching for must be found if they’re in the graveyard, because that’s a zone everyone can see. Finding those cards in the hand and library is optional, though.
01-05-2008 wotc In most cases, Counterbore will exile the targeted spell. Its first sentence counters the spell, which puts it into its owner’s graveyard. Its second sentence then removes it from the graveyard. However, there are some exceptions to this, as listed below.