Another blast from my Magic past, the ol' Circular Logic. This card is amazing in Madness, and even hardcasted it's usually worth it if you know what you're doing. It's not useful in every deck, but it is probably the best thing that blue got out of Torment.
RATING: 4.5/5
LeoKula
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I think if we're talking Torment, Deep Analysis is cooler than this one. Still a great alternative counterspell.
True_Smog
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
as Treima wrote: It owns in Madness deck
ScissorsLizard
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(6 votes)
Treima had it right: this card makes U/G Madness absolutely terrifying.
anytwofactors
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(5 votes)
I don't understand how madness would help this, as if you're discarding it, then effects are already resolving and unless somebody used an instant discard effect you probably won't have anything to counter.
drp527
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(5 votes)
@anytwofactors: Madness decks generally run creatures with abilities that cost "Discard a card:", such as Wild Mongrel, Cephalid Inkshrouder, or in the case of a BLACK Madness deck, Trespasser il-Vec. These let you discard a card at any time, allowing you to use Madness in response to something else.
GrimjawxRULES
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@drp527: lol I almost felt like pulling the Sparta joke after reading that last sentence. But yeah, that's pretty much how it works; you discard this in response to somebody casting a spell, and then you cast it targeting the spell on the stack. It's kinda hard to pull off outside of madness decks, but in a madness deck, it's a potentially more powerful version of Mana Leak for potentially less mana.
Polychromatic
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(4 votes)
My absolute favorite counterspell with gorgeous art.
ClockworkSwordfish
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Absolute staple of / Madness decks, and most of us have a soft spot for this deck.
bluemaxx
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(2 votes)
i would like to see this or a variant of this in INNISTRAD
BrightOrangePants
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(10 votes)
Circular logic works because circular logic works!
JoeyWalker
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Reprint for use in modern
RunedServitor
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
@drp527: Did you really just explain the concept of a Madness deck without using the words, Putrid Imp?
"I'm putting your card in your graveyard unless you pay for the cards in mine, but if this card is going to my graveyard, it's easier for me to put your card in yours."
Kudos to the designer.
Nate_Prawdzik
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
When combined with Merfolk Looter, this was often, "U: Counter target spell. Draw a card."
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RATING: 4.5/5
"I'm putting your card in your graveyard unless you pay for the cards in mine, but if this card is going to my graveyard, it's easier for me to put your card in yours."
Kudos to the designer.