Rules glossary
↑ Section 701. Keyword Actions
701.6 Counter
- 701.6a To counter a spell or ability means to cancel it, removing it from the stack. It doesn’t resolve and none of its effects occur. A countered spell is put into its owner’s graveyard.
- 701.6b The player who cast a countered spell or activated a countered ability doesn’t get a “refund” of any costs that were paid.