Mina Harker (Commander)

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Thalia, Guardian of ThrabenThalia, Guardian of Thraben

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Kara Blinebry
Dec 4, 2025
How to Stop Losing to Counterspell in Commander
The nightmare of every Magic player: you play your game-winning spell, and an opponent counters it? Let's take a look at some alternatives.
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Kinscaer Sentry
2.8%inclusion2 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Winnowing
2.7%inclusion2 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
2.7%inclusion2 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Ajani, Outland Chaperone
1.4%inclusion1 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Protective Response
1.4%inclusion1 decks72 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vryn Wingmare
66%inclusion368 decks559 decks
65%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
71%inclusion395 decks559 decks
64%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
72%inclusion400 decks559 decks
62%synergy
Containment Priest
58%inclusion324 decks559 decks
55%synergy
Leonin Arbiter
55%inclusion308 decks559 decks
53%synergy
Archon of Emeria
58%inclusion323 decks559 decks
53%synergy
Spirit of the Labyrinth
53%inclusion299 decks559 decks
51%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
50%inclusion278 decks559 decks
49%synergy
Glowrider
45%inclusion251 decks559 decks
45%synergy
Deafening Silence
49%inclusion275 decks559 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
77%inclusion429 decks559 decks
1%synergy
Path to Exile
71%inclusion396 decks559 decks
3%synergy
Mother of Runes
57%inclusion316 decks559 decks
36%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
53%inclusion297 decks559 decks
26%synergy
Grand Abolisher
52%inclusion292 decks559 decks
34%synergy
Cathar Commando
51%inclusion284 decks559 decks
43%synergy
Pearl Medallion
49%inclusion273 decks559 decks
-11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
49%inclusion272 decks559 decks
15%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
48%inclusion269 decks559 decks
29%synergy
Hushbringer
45%inclusion249 decks559 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Drannith Magistrate
41%inclusion230 decks559 decks
33%synergy
Smothering Tithe
27%inclusion149 decks559 decks
-4%synergy
Farewell
23%inclusion129 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
21%inclusion118 decks559 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
19%inclusion106 decks559 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion67 decks559 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion56 decks559 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.2%inclusion40 decks559 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.3%inclusion35 decks559 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
5.4%inclusion30 decks559 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Eidolon of Rhetoric
43%inclusion243 decks559 decks
41%synergy
Giver of Runes
42%inclusion236 decks559 decks
32%synergy
Sun Titan
42%inclusion235 decks559 decks
19%synergy
Windborn Muse
42%inclusion234 decks559 decks
36%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
42%inclusion232 decks559 decks
28%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
42%inclusion232 decks559 decks
31%synergy
Dauntless Dismantler
41%inclusion231 decks559 decks
39%synergy
Selfless Spirit
41%inclusion231 decks559 decks
32%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
40%inclusion224 decks559 decks
27%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
39%inclusion217 decks559 decks
22%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
38%inclusion214 decks559 decks
16%synergy
Tithe Taker
36%inclusion204 decks559 decks
35%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
36%inclusion203 decks559 decks
25%synergy
Skyclave Apparition
35%inclusion195 decks559 decks
26%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
35%inclusion194 decks559 decks
25%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
35%inclusion193 decks559 decks
23%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
34%inclusion191 decks559 decks
25%synergy
Reidane, God of the Worthy
33%inclusion187 decks559 decks
32%synergy
Imposing Sovereign
33%inclusion184 decks559 decks
32%synergy
Hushwing Gryff
33%inclusion183 decks559 decks
32%synergy
Witch Enchanter
32%inclusion164 decks515 decks
14%synergy
Ethersworn Canonist
31%inclusion172 decks559 decks
27%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
30%inclusion169 decks559 decks
12%synergy
Kataki, War's Wage
30%inclusion167 decks559 decks
29%synergy
Aven Interrupter
28%inclusion154 decks548 decks
23%synergy
Doorkeeper Thrull
27%inclusion151 decks559 decks
26%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
26%inclusion148 decks559 decks
18%synergy
Lion Sash
26%inclusion147 decks559 decks
20%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
26%inclusion143 decks559 decks
21%synergy
Palace Jailer
25%inclusion141 decks559 decks
23%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
25%inclusion141 decks559 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Innocence
25%inclusion113 decks459 decks
11%synergy
Serra Ascendant
25%inclusion137 decks559 decks
12%synergy
Alms Collector
24%inclusion134 decks559 decks
21%synergy
Sanctum Prelate
24%inclusion133 decks559 decks
23%synergy
Myrel, Shield of Argive
24%inclusion133 decks559 decks
18%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
23%inclusion128 decks559 decks
17%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion125 decks559 decks
21%synergy
Strict Proctor
22%inclusion124 decks559 decks
21%synergy
Tocatli Honor Guard
21%inclusion120 decks559 decks
21%synergy
Benalish Marshal
20%inclusion110 decks559 decks
17%synergy
Guardian of Faith
19%inclusion106 decks559 decks
15%synergy
Loyal Warhound
19%inclusion104 decks559 decks
7%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
18%inclusion102 decks559 decks
10%synergy
Spelltithe Enforcer
18%inclusion100 decks559 decks
17%synergy
Coppercoat Vanguard
18%inclusion99 decks559 decks
15%synergy
Defiler of Faith
17%inclusion96 decks559 decks
8%synergy
Odric, Master Tactician
17%inclusion95 decks559 decks
9%synergy
Fiend Hunter
17%inclusion93 decks559 decks
13%synergy
Solitude
17%inclusion93 decks559 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Mana Tithe
41%inclusion230 decks559 decks
29%synergy
Generous Gift
34%inclusion190 decks559 decks
-9%synergy
Brave the Elements
26%inclusion144 decks559 decks
13%synergy
Reprieve
25%inclusion137 decks559 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
23%inclusion129 decks559 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
23%inclusion116 decks515 decks
3%synergy
Silence
22%inclusion125 decks559 decks
14%synergy
Disenchant
16%inclusion90 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Orim's Chant
14%inclusion78 decks559 decks
10%synergy
Calamity's Wake
14%inclusion76 decks559 decks
12%synergy
Return to Dust
13%inclusion73 decks559 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion73 decks559 decks
-13%synergy
Akroma's Will
12%inclusion66 decks559 decks
-12%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
12%inclusion66 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11%inclusion56 decks514 decks
3%synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
10%inclusion58 decks559 decks
8%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
9.1%inclusion51 decks559 decks
-9%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.9%inclusion50 decks559 decks
-3%synergy
Get Lost
8.2%inclusion46 decks559 decks
2%synergy
Condemn
7.0%inclusion39 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Angel's Grace
7.0%inclusion39 decks559 decks
3%synergy
Fateful Absence
6.8%inclusion38 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Surge of Salvation
6.6%inclusion37 decks559 decks
1%synergy
Kabira Takedown
6.3%inclusion35 decks559 decks
0%synergy
Ephemerate
5.9%inclusion33 decks559 decks
-7%synergy
Clever Concealment
5.5%inclusion31 decks559 decks
-5%synergy
Thraben Charm
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
31%inclusion173 decks559 decks
2%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
22%inclusion121 decks559 decks
16%synergy
Armageddon
20%inclusion111 decks559 decks
17%synergy
Wrath of God
19%inclusion106 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
14%inclusion80 decks559 decks
1%synergy
Winds of Abandon
14%inclusion80 decks559 decks
9%synergy
Cleansing Nova
11%inclusion59 decks559 decks
2%synergy
Ravnica at War
10%inclusion55 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
9.3%inclusion52 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Mass Calcify
8.8%inclusion49 decks559 decks
-4%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
8.6%inclusion48 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Emeria's Call
8.2%inclusion46 decks559 decks
2%synergy
Council's Judgment
7.7%inclusion43 decks559 decks
6%synergy
Day of Judgment
7.7%inclusion43 decks559 decks
2%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.1%inclusion34 decks559 decks
-2%synergy
Lay Down Arms
5.9%inclusion33 decks559 decks
2%synergy
Gift of Estates
5.7%inclusion32 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Martial Coup
5.7%inclusion32 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Split Up
5.2%inclusion24 decks459 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Oketra's Monument
31%inclusion173 decks559 decks
3%synergy
Damping Sphere
24%inclusion136 decks559 decks
23%synergy
Skullclamp
20%inclusion110 decks559 decks
3%synergy
Winter Moon
18%inclusion93 decks530 decks
15%synergy
Cursed Totem
15%inclusion85 decks559 decks
14%synergy
Aether Vial
15%inclusion85 decks559 decks
14%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
15%inclusion83 decks559 decks
13%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
14%inclusion79 decks559 decks
13%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
14%inclusion79 decks559 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
13%inclusion75 decks559 decks
8%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
13%inclusion74 decks559 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion67 decks559 decks
-16%synergy
Winter Orb
12%inclusion66 decks559 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion61 decks559 decks
-25%synergy
Vexing Bauble
10%inclusion53 decks514 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.9%inclusion50 decks559 decks
-10%synergy
Norn's Annex
8.2%inclusion46 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.1%inclusion45 decks559 decks
-3%synergy
Torpor Orb
7.7%inclusion43 decks559 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.2%inclusion40 decks559 decks
-17%synergy
Shadowspear
6.6%inclusion37 decks559 decks
-3%synergy
Endless Atlas
6.6%inclusion37 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Weathered Runestone
5.7%inclusion32 decks559 decks
5%synergy
Defense Grid
5.5%inclusion31 decks559 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
5.5%inclusion31 decks559 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Rest in Peace
38%inclusion214 decks559 decks
35%synergy
Blind Obedience
37%inclusion206 decks559 decks
26%synergy
Ghostly Prison
35%inclusion194 decks559 decks
14%synergy
Rule of Law
34%inclusion192 decks559 decks
31%synergy
Paladin Class
33%inclusion187 decks559 decks
29%synergy
Land Tax
30%inclusion169 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Charitable Levy
28%inclusion145 decks514 decks
26%synergy
Aura of Silence
25%inclusion141 decks559 decks
21%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
24%inclusion135 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
16%inclusion89 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Honor of the Pure
15%inclusion85 decks559 decks
10%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
14%inclusion77 decks559 decks
1%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
13%inclusion75 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Stony Silence
13%inclusion72 decks559 decks
12%synergy
Suppression Field
10%inclusion56 decks559 decks
10%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
10%inclusion56 decks559 decks
-4%synergy
Grasp of Fate
8.8%inclusion49 decks559 decks
2%synergy
Assemble the Players
8.1%inclusion45 decks559 decks
6%synergy
Ashes of the Abhorrent
7.7%inclusion43 decks559 decks
6%synergy
Oblivion Ring
7.2%inclusion40 decks559 decks
5%synergy
Always Watching
6.1%inclusion34 decks559 decks
3%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
5.7%inclusion32 decks559 decks
-2%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.7%inclusion32 decks559 decks
-10%synergy
Kismet
5.7%inclusion32 decks559 decks
5%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.7%inclusion32 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Sphere of Safety
5.0%inclusion28 decks559 decks
1%synergy
Solemnity
5.0%inclusion28 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Gobakhan
6.1%inclusion34 decks559 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
23%inclusion126 decks559 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Castle Ardenvale
39%inclusion219 decks559 decks
21%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
39%inclusion219 decks559 decks
1%synergy
War Room
39%inclusion218 decks559 decks
3%synergy
Minas Tirith
33%inclusion185 decks559 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
29%inclusion164 decks559 decks
-3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
28%inclusion155 decks559 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
26%inclusion146 decks559 decks
22%synergy
Strip Mine
21%inclusion116 decks559 decks
17%synergy
Field of Ruin
17%inclusion93 decks559 decks
14%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
16%inclusion89 decks559 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
16%inclusion89 decks559 decks
3%synergy
Wasteland
14%inclusion77 decks559 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo Castle
12%inclusion67 decks559 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion66 decks559 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion64 decks559 decks
3%synergy
Idyllic Grange
9.5%inclusion53 decks559 decks
1%synergy
Monumental Henge
9.3%inclusion48 decks514 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion51 decks559 decks
-3%synergy
Cave of the Frost Dragon
8.2%inclusion46 decks559 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.9%inclusion44 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.9%inclusion44 decks559 decks
-16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion43 decks559 decks
-19%synergy
Mistveil Plains
7.5%inclusion42 decks559 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.6%inclusion37 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Tectonic Edge
6.4%inclusion36 decks559 decks
6%synergy
Kor Haven
6.3%inclusion35 decks559 decks
1%synergy
Arch of Orazca
5.9%inclusion33 decks559 decks
3%synergy
Shefet Dunes
5.7%inclusion32 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Drifting Meadow
5.7%inclusion32 decks559 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.4%inclusion30 decks559 decks
-7%synergy
Blast Zone
5.0%inclusion28 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
68%inclusion381 decks559 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
38%inclusion215 decks559 decks
-20%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion142 decks559 decks
-2%synergy
Marble Diamond
18%inclusion102 decks559 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.3%inclusion52 decks559 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
8.2%inclusion46 decks559 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion43 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Plains
93%inclusion518 decks559 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
32%inclusion164 decks515 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion126 decks559 decks
-6%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
21%inclusion116 decks559 decks
14%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion77 decks559 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion76 decks559 decks
3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11%inclusion56 decks514 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
10%inclusion54 decks559 decks
1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.9%inclusion50 decks559 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.6%inclusion48 decks559 decks
-7%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.2%inclusion46 decks559 decks
5%synergy
Emeria's Call
8.2%inclusion46 decks559 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.3%inclusion41 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.0%inclusion39 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.0%inclusion39 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.8%inclusion38 decks559 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.6%inclusion37 decks559 decks
2%synergy
Kabira Takedown
6.3%inclusion35 decks559 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.0%inclusion28 decks559 decks
2%synergy