Quotes / Counterspell

The Trope

Card Games

"Your attack has been rendered harmless. It is, however, quite pretty."

—"Counterspell" Flavor Text, Magic: The Gathering

Masters of the arcane savor a delicious irony. Their study of deep and complex arcana leads to such a simple end: the ability to say merely yes or no.

—"Negate" Flavor Text, Magic: The Gathering

"Well, at least all of that arm-waving and arcane babbling you did was impressive."

—"Remand" Flavor Text, Magic: The Gathering

Video Games

"What's the difference between a mage playing with Counterspell and a mage who isn't? The mage who isn't is getting Pyroblasted in the face."

—"Counterspell" Flavor Text, Hearthstone.

Webcomics

"I don't know what you just cast, but it has more than 2 lines of text, so I'm removing it.

—Nerf NOW!!

Xykon: Energy.... *fizzle* Drain? How did you do that?? I was casting defensively!
Redcloak: He prevented you from doing so by timing his strike to perfectly coincide with the apex of magical energy.
Xykon: Yeah, but... how??

—The Order of the Stick

The Webseries

"EVERYTHING.MUST.BURN!"

—Red Wrath upon being brought Back from the Dead

"Time to die, nerds!"

— Dredge's Pre-Mortem One-Liner before blowing up the crystal.

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