Countersculpt

Reality Fracture #25

Countersculpt - Reality Fracture

Type: Instant

Mana cost: {U}{U}

Card text: As an additional cost to cast this spell, behold a Jace or pay {1}. (To behold a Jace, choose a Jace you control or reveal a Jace card from your hand.) Counter target spell. Empower Jace 1. (Put a loyalty counter on a Jace token you control. If you don't control one, first create a blue Jace planeswalker token with "[−1]: Surveil 1" and "[−3]: Draw a card.")

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: Anna Podedworna

Released: October 2, 2026

Prices

$0.24 USD · $0.32 USD (Foil) · €0.08 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Is Countersculpt good in Reality Fracture Limited?

In Reality Fracture Limited we rate Countersculpt C tier — average filler. It also placed #1 among blue uncommons in our community set review, with 2 of 4 reviewers picking it.

Ratings come from the draft tier list for Reality Fracture and from reviews submitted by players in the Limited set review. This set has 4 community reviews so far — treat the community placement as an early signal, not a settled verdict.

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Countersculpt in Reality Fracture limited

common

Campus Crier
Campus Crier
Creature — Human Advisor

Campus Crier creates a Jace token from the graveyard, satisfying Countersculpt's behold requirement for free while also building up Jace loyalty, making the counterspell effectively cost just {U}{U}.

 Protege's Awakening
Protege's Awakening
Sorcery

Protege's Awakening creates or empowers a Jace token, ensuring you have a Jace in play to behold for Countersculpt's reduced cost, and both cards together build a strong Jace-centric control package.

uncommon

Way of the Cryomancer
Way of the Cryomancer
Legendary Enchantment

Way of the Cryomancer empowers Jace 5 on entry ensuring you have a behold target, and its ability to copy instant spells means Countersculpt can potentially counter two spells in one turn.

rare

Theorist's Sanctum
Theorist's Sanctum
Land — Island

Theorist's Sanctum enters untapped if you behold a Jace, and its activated ability empowers Jace, keeping your Jace token healthy so Countersculpt always has a free behold target available.

mythic

The Theorist, Jace Beleren
The Theorist, Jace Beleren
Legendary Planeswalker — Jace

The Theorist is a Jace card you can reveal from hand to satisfy Countersculpt's behold cost, and once in play he generates card advantage every turn while Countersculpt protects him.

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