theotterspeaks replied to your post: magpierambles replied to your post: Is there any…

Actually, no. “Can’t” beats out “can”, and if the rules try to counter something that can’t be countered, it won’t be countered. This can actually cause the game state to “hang”, with a spell on the stack that can’t leave.

This is not true.

“Can’t be countered by spells or abilities,” is not “can’t be countered by spells, abilities, or rules.”

608.2b:

…The spell or ability is countered if all its targets, for every instance of the word “target,” are now illegal. If the spell or ability is not countered, it will resolve normally. However, if any of its targets are illegal, the part of the spell or ability’s effect for which it is an illegal target can’t perform any actions on that target, make another object or player perform any actions on that target, or make that target perform any actions. The effect may still determine information about illegal targets, though, and other parts of the effect for which those targets are not illegal may still affect them.

401.1:

A player’s graveyard is his or her discard pile. Any object that’s countered, discarded, destroyed, or sacrificed is put on top of its owner’s graveyard, as is any instant or sorcery spell that’s finished resolving. Each player’s graveyard starts out empty.