And while, in theory, the more limited design space of stack interaction makes it challenging to balance counterspells against each other, in practice, I feel that almost every entry here is a viable inclusion for Commander or other formats where theyre legal not to mention a host of other counterspells that didnt make the Top 20
Imagine you're playing Esper Control and you look at this opening hand: Temple of Enlightenment, Temple of Deceit, Polluted Delta, Swamp, Island, Negate, Dig Through Time This is a hand that you're thrilled to keep against an opposing control deck like Abzan or Blue-Black Control
Unless you hit the rare corner case of your opponent casting a spell you need to target with multiple counter modes, youll always get a solid three-for-one out of Mystic Confluence
By running more library manipulation, you increase consistency, which means you can put the combo together more often and increase your win percentage
9) Are negative numbers allowed
The object itself doesnt change when its status changes, only its characteristics do