Force Spike
Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
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"Unknown spears / Suddenly hurtle before my dream-awakened eyes . . . ." —William Butler Yeats, "The Valley of the Black Pig"
John Matson
Fifth Edition (5ED)
• #88Rulings
The payment is optional.
(wotc • 2004-10-04)
Rulings
The payment is optional.
(wotc • 2004-10-04)