Theyll sicken your opponents with poison counters all while nibbling at their cards in hand to keep them from executing their own win conditions
You count the number of instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard as a spell is resolving to determine if the spell mastery ability applies
But if you're not in ramp mode, the channel is especially enticing with any earthbending synergies, and a strong payoff for bumping your mana up
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1-mana counterspells often get people excited though, and this blue instant could bump up a number of decks in Constructed formats as well as see cEDH play, #34
Well, despite the fact that you can get away with not including them at a more casual table or in a deck with only one or two colors theres no denying their efficacy once you start to edge more competitive, or fancy playing a four- or even five-color build