Mana Drain is the most powerful hard counter ever printed without an alternative cost, and became strictly better than Counterspell once the mana burn was eliminated in the Magic 2010 rule changes
Of course, the Un-sets are non-canon so this probably didn't happen, but there's nothing to say that Volrath doesn't actually own a refrigerator in his nightmare plane of Rath and he booby-trapped his favourite food
I still might go back and re-do that skull, as I think the alter is OK but not as good as it could be
Any time a permanent is donated to another player, its original owner draws a card, gains a life, and creates three Treasure tokens
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge The scarred scourge of the sea, Captain Howler unwaveringly leads his crew, the Keelhaulers, toward fortune and glory
This leaves ample room for Treefolk and Spiders to co-exist and pursue their own tribal effects, including Shelob, who promises to work wonders for the arachnid half of the deck.