The counter spell for the first spell is "Protego."
The first spell that can counter a spell in Magic: The Gathering is called "Counterspell." It allows a player to prevent an opponent's spell from taking effect.
You can counter an instant or sorcery spell with a spell that has the ability to target it.
When a gatherer counter target spell, it means that the spell is prevented from taking effect or resolving, essentially nullifying its effects.
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'Flash Counter' is a Blue Instant costing 1U. "Counter target instant spell."
you only use counter curses for curses. The most common spell blocking spell is Protego.
That is the correct spelling of "counter" (to oppose, or a numerical device, or a work or serving area).
The term is usually either joined or hyphenated: counterattack or counter-attack.
Yes. While the Citadel's counter-gaining condition looks for spell card activations, it only receives the counter after that spell resolves. In the case of Heavy Storm, by that time the Citadel will have already been destroyed and be in the graveyard, it wouldn't gain the counter in time to save it.
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If a card's not a land, then it's a spell - a creature on the stack waiting to resolve is a 'creature spell', for example. You can use a 'counter target spell' card against creature spells, instants, artifact spells, etc, the only things you can't use it on are lands, or activated abilities.