While pitching an Island and another card from your hand is a fairly steep cost, a free counterspell is a free counterspell, and this card being able to hit any spell type makes it eminently useful
But theyre quickly making a name for themselves in the Pokmon TCG, with stunning, edge-to-edge artwork that seems to burst right off their cards, capturing each Pokmon in the middle of one of its powerful attacks
You never want to rely on this as your main cheat in effect as it is relatively easily disrupted and generally pretty slow
Hitting for 6 and paying 2 mana to destroy two lands is a good way to annoy players, especially in EDH
This card is fantastic for any deck looking to self-mill or discard a bunch of cards that need free board presence for attacking or sacrificing
If trading for such cards it is a good idea to trade away cards that you believe will fall in value (due to a decrease in playability) come the new format