If your deck is so lean that it doesnt have counterspells or phasing to deal with a wrath, or youre that averse to getting your engine wiped clean, then you probably need to reconsider your approach to a multiplayer, interactive game, where tools are useful and the best and most interesting games are ones with peaks and troughs, power struggles, and rising from the ashes
It hurts man, it hurts bad
Its toughness (the second number) is the amount of damage that must be dealt to it in a single turn to destroy it
Its surprisingly cheap, too, with both the upfront cost and flashback cost being less than I would expect
Lower production costs, broader availability, and different market dynamics make them more affordable, without compromising on quality
They range greatly in price but including notable cards like Force of Will, Mana Crypt, and Jace, the Mind Sculptor