Like Cancel, it also costs 1 mana more than Counterspell, in this case one more W mana
Basically, Wizards knew that The One Ring was broken, or at least very strong
In the early game, youll drop some ways to make your artifact spells cheaper or start some counter shenanigans, with cards like: Enthusiastic MechanautEnthusiastic Mechanaut ThrummingbirdThrummingbird Moxite RefineryMoxite Refinery Once in the midgame, youll start some value generators that take advantage of your proliferate engines: Insight EngineInsight Engine Long-Range SensorLong-Range Sensor Lux ArtilleryLux Artillery When your board is more dice than cards, youll cast one of these haymakers to close the deal: Deepglow SkateDeepglow Skate Depthshaker TitanDepthshaker Titan Wake the PastWake the Past Its just a phenomenally well put-together deck, with so much to offer on its own and as a gateway into either counters or artifact decks
If you treat a Local Game Store (LGS) like a hobby, it will quickly devour your savings
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician is one of the best sac outlets, discard outlets, and repeatable proliferate effects out there, which all adds up to one of the best black creatures in Magic
And Silumgar is probably the best designed