flavorText: "Unknown spears / Suddenly hurtle before my dream-awakened eyes . . . ."\n—William Butler Yeats, "The Valley of the Black Pig"
name: Force Spike
originalText: Counter target spell unless its caster pays an additional {1}.
printings: 5ED, 7ED, AA3, DDJ, F07, J21, LEG, ME3, PLST, PRM, WC98
text: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.
type: Instant