Countervailing Winds
~$0.20 low · ~$0.54 high
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Hour of Devastation #32 · Illustrated by Tyler Jacobson
Hour of Devastation #32 · Illustrated by Tyler JacobsonWhat is Countervailing Winds worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
for each card in your graveyard.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
The Eternals had long since mastered every technique taught during the trials.
Format legality
The only printing of Countervailing Winds
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hour of Devastation hou #32· 2017common· Cardmarket €0.14 · €0.68 foil | common | $0.20 | $0.54 | €0.14€0.68 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2017
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #9,162 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Cycling
- Artist
- Tyler Jacobson
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Hour of Devastation card (#32).
032 · HOU · C · EN
- 032Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- HOUSet code for Hour of Devastation
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
The parts of Countervailing Winds, read from the Hour of Devastation printing. Tap a label to highlight its line. How to read any Magic card.
- Top: name and cost
- Art and type line
- Text box
- Bottom: stats and the info line
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Top: name and cost
Art and type line
Text box
Bottom: stats and the info line
Also on this card
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
Keywords
- CyclingCR 702.29
- Pay the cost and discard it from your hand to draw a card. Typecycling searches for a card of that type instead.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (1)
2017-07-14
Count the number of cards in your graveyard as Countervailing Winds resolves to determine how much mana the controller of the target spell must pay to avoid the spell being countered. Countervailing Winds is still on the stack at this time and won’t count toward this number.
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