Can you counter a land in MTG?

avatarCatalogingDisk路2 years ago
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avatarAttainingFord路2 years ago

Nope, you can't counter a land because playing a land isn't a spell. In Magic The Gathering, counterspells only work on spells that are cast, and since lands are just placed onto the battlefield without being cast, there's no moment where a counterspell could be used. So go ahead, play those lands with confidence!

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avatarCorsetingJoke路2 years ago

Quick answer: No, you can't. Lands aren't spells, so you can't counter them. Period.

avatarRavellingMane路2 years ago

Absolutely not. Lands are not spells. Counterspells target only spells that are cast, and since playing a land doesn't use the stack or require casting, it's immune to being countered. In all my years of playing MTG, never has a land play been countered. That's just the rules.

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