Do you still pay the Deflect cost if your spell gets Counterspelled? Does Repeat trigger Deflect an additional time?

Ruling: You pay the Deflect cost during Finalization, which happens before opponents can use counter effects, so yes you still pay it if Counterspelled. Repeat does not trigger Deflect an additional time since both costs are paid during the same Finalization step.

Sequence:

• Pay Deflect cost during Finalization
• Pay Repeat cost during Finalization
• After Finalization completes, opponents may use counter effects

Nuances:

• Repeat and Deflect are both paid during Finalization, so Repeat does not incur Deflect again