They were considerably more excited when it whirred to life and, instead of slaughtering them, began correcting their misconceptions about Blood Age combat techniques
The top of the list in terms of value is still really strong, though
(Counterspell itself would be too powerful by today's standards and has not been printed for many years)
Ive run variations of this list that are more control heavy or more combo heavy, leaning in on sacrificing creatures with +1/+1s on them to a [Card]Cartel Aristocrat[/Card] when a [Card]Doubling Season[/Card] effect is in play for a protection from all colours but the current list is go wide and tall, with the recursion suite supporting against standard removal and consistent wraths
Some ultra-valuable cards on the infamous Reserved List are the priciest of all, such as the Power Nine and the original Alpha dual lands, but those are special cases
Ashiok thus plays nicely with a lot of common mechanics in their colors, such as control or milling
