The counterspell suite is deep: Force of Will, Force of Negation, Pact of Negation, Flusterstorm, Swan Song, An Offer You Can't Refuse, Mental Misstep, and even Mindbreak Trap cover nearly every angle
Gastly has had a few different portrayals throughout the years from being a creature to be feared to an entity just looking to have a good time
those usually come through limited-time promotions
Its got bear stats
This is a complete ready-to-play 100-card EDH deck, and all of the cards are authentic English-version magic cards
The Pro Tour Top 8 being 4 Izzet Cutter and 4 Mono-Red, with Cutter being a huge metagame chunk, means that some bans are inevitable here