Pointed Discussion

majinara 2009-02-04

★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (4 votes)

Well it can counter moxen and the like for just one mana. Still bad.

Setyrith 2009-07-18

★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0) (3 votes)

Can someone explain the meaning of X on this card? "Counter target spell with converted mana cost equal to X" ..I assume that to counter the spell (assuming the spell is, for example, a Grizzly Bears for 1 colorless and 1 green mana) that you would need to tap one blue and tap two more blue in place of the 1 colorless and 1 green?

bagilis 2009-08-14

★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0) (4 votes)

The X is the converted cost of the target spell. In your case, Grizzly Bears is 1 Green, 1 Colorless, you would need to spend 2 colorless in addition of the blue mana to counter the spell.

Tommy9898 2010-03-03

★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0) (3 votes)

B-L-A-S-T

Blast

Ashamed 2010-05-23

★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5.0) (6 votes)

It's to counter a spell, easily counters certain threats that have in their mana cost ( counts as 0, 'member?).

nibelheim_valesti 2010-06-03

★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (5 votes)

@Ashamed: Not while the spell is on the stack it doesn't.

Unless that's been changed while I wasn't looking.

Shadoflaam 2011-06-12

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)

Strictly worse than Spell Burst.

Totema 2012-05-21

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)

I think the idea of the flavor is that you just literally blast mana at an incoming spell.

SyntheticDreamer 2013-07-08

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)

Coming back in M14. Hooray. Ugh.