Counter Strike
Counter Strike is an epic-rarity spell card from Riftbound's Spiritforged set. It costs 2 Energy and 1 Power. It belongs to the Calm and Body domains. It has the Jax tag. It has the Reaction keyword. It appears in 7% of tracked tournament decks whose legend can run it.
2 Energy | 1 Power | Spell | Calm, Body | epic | Spiritforged | Art: Kudos Productions
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 7.3%. Win rate 40.1% across 44 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 $0.94 on TCGPlayer, updated Oct 4, 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 — Safwaan Rahman (6W-4L), CCS $25,000 Showdown Series Event - Riftbound Invitational Qualifier #5
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
- Thrill of the Hunt — 2 Energy, Spell