Reasonable Doubt — Counters with a Price
Reasonable Doubt is a practical interruption for blue control lists that want a flexible tax on opponent plays. The instant casts for {1}{U} and asks a simple question at the stack. Either the spell resolves under a new cost or it gets stopped. The suspect line gives a compact follow up that can turn a single creature into a temporary threat the opponent must answer. This card slots into turns that require interaction while still leaving room for later countermagic.
Play it when you need to force decisions and preserve tempo. In longer games it functions as soft denial that shapes opponent sequencing without emptying your resources. The Murders at Karlov Manor flavor fits; the card reads like a piece of courtroom strategy that buys time and information. If you pilot control, this is a predictable and efficient inclusion that punishes overextensions and rewards careful timing.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{U}
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Card Type – Instant
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Subtypes –
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.
Suspect up to one target creature. (A suspected creature has menace and can't block.) -
Power / Toughness –
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Loyalty –
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Set – Murders at Karlov Manor
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Rarity – Common
