However, there are more versatile and powerful options available, such as Mana Leak or Counterspell, which offer broader counterspell capabilities
It gives you an additional card all the time while technically being on the play a bit below 40% of the time, so it should slightly decrease the fail rate
The Alphas These are the first cards I'd look to add to a Werewolf/Wolf Tribal deck
I might be able to see this perspective if the only counterfeiting problem involved dual lands, Power Nine cards, and other absurdly expensive, unreprintable Reserved List cards, but the demand for counterfeit Standard cards, $15 Commander cards, and Pauper staples works against the argument that the fake card problem is just about $600 Underground Seas and $2,500 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vales
The second problem was in mana sources of less needed colours
I do think a lot of these cards need haste because you only have a single opportunity to swing with them and then they are gone, but maybe that final trigger is more than enough