Countersculpt

Countersculpt

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{U}{U} · Instant
Uncommon · Reality Fracture · Art by Anna Podedworna
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.")
Predicted power
Standard 54 Eng.CUsr.

At three mana it trails Negate and Disdainful Stroke on tempo; a hard counter plus a one-loyalty Jace token is plausible in 4-Color Control.

Best home 4-Color ControlBand fringeConfidence 67%

Could be wrong if A dense pool of playable Jace or Empower cards could make the UU mode consistent and raise adoption.

Pioneer 42 Eng.D+Usr.

Azorius Control can test it as a universal answer, but it is slower than Disdainful Stroke and its token has little value without repeat Empower.

Best home Azorius ControlBand fringeConfidence 65%

Could be wrong if Playable Jace enablers could make its conditional UU hard-counter mode much more reliable than expected.

Modern 27 Eng.FUsr.

The normal 2U cost is slow for Modern; without reliable Jace setup, its small token payoff does not match efficient interaction like Mystical Dispute.

Band speculativeConfidence 73%

Could be wrong if A proven Jace-token shell that consistently enables the UU mode could give it a niche.

Legacy 22 Eng.FUsr.

UWx Control could test it, but its first copy is usually 2U and the token is too minor against Legacy efficiency; Consign to Memory is stronger in its niches.

Best home UWx ControlBand speculativeConfidence 76%

Could be wrong if Reliable Jace-token setup could make later copies efficient enough for a specialized blue control shell.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 42 Eng.D+Usr.

Jace decks can reveal a Jace for a two-mana hard counter and gain a token, but singleton makes repeated Empower and token growth unreliable.

Best home Jace planeswalker decksBand fringeConfidence 59%

Could be wrong if Additional Jace-token or Empower support could make the token a real engine rather than a one-shot surveil.

Limited 53 Eng.CUsr.

A 2U hard counter that leaves a one-loyalty surveil token is playable, but holding up mana and the UU cost constrain it; Jace setup is uncertain.

Best home Blue control decksBand playableConfidence 38%

Could be wrong if Unknown Draft speed, bomb density, and Jace/Empower support could substantially alter how valuable the counterspell is.

Conditional hard counter

“A three-mana hard counter with modest Jace-token value, becoming efficient only with reliable Jace setup.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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