Rule evolution
Rule 701.6a
Previously numbered 701.5a.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 0 wording revisions · 1 renumbering
Earliest archived Rules release701.5aDetails
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.
Renumbered
701.5a→ 701.6aDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
701. Keyword ActionsThen
7. Additional Rules
701. Keyword ActionsTo 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.