Counter Strike
Counter Strike is an epic-rarity spell card from Riftbound's Spiritforged set. It costs 2 Energy. It belongs to the Calm and Body domains. It has the Jax tag. It has the Reaction keyword. It appears in 6% of tracked tournament decks whose legend can run it.
2 Energy | Spell | Calm, Body | epic | Spiritforged
Rules Text
[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose a unit. The next time that unit would be dealt damage this turn, prevent it. Draw 1.
Keywords
Meta Statistics
Inclusion rate 6.2%. Win rate 37.6% across 33 decks with results.
100% of its tournament decks are Jax (Grandmaster at Arms) decks, so the win rate mostly reflects that legend.
Price
Market price $1.21 on TCGPlayer, updated Sep 15, 2026.
Related FAQ (1)
If I play Counter Strike in response to my opponent's Elder Dragon's play effect, will the chosen unit still die?
No. Elder Dragon changes lethal damage definition but not actual damage amount. Counter Strike's prevent effect replaces the damage entirely. If damage is prevented completely, it is never dealt per rule 437.2.a., and thus there is no opportunity for Elder Dragon's ability to apply.
Tournament Decks
- Jax — Terah Mohrmann (6W-3L), Riftbound $25,000 Cash Tournament @ Pro-Play Summit: Pittsburgh
Related Cards
- Jax, Unmatched — 5 Energy, Unit
- Defy — 1 Energy, Spell
- Discipline — 2 Energy, Spell
- Stupefy — 1 Energy, Spell
- Defiant Dance — 1 Energy, Spell
- En Garde — 1 Energy, Spell
- Gust — 1 Energy, Spell
- Spinning Axe — 2 Energy, Gear