blue counter cards mtg Rules Text: counter, spell, Type: Instant, 386 Whenever an opponent casts a spell MTG Best Standard Blue Counterspells

This is the format that everybody usually gets into first thanks to its rotation and consistently smaller card pool than other Constructed formats

There are a couple of decent questers with high Willpower and high lore value in this deck, like Robin Hood, Daydreamer and Starkey, Devious Pirate, but more often than not you'll get more value out of steadily questing with an unanswered Don Karnage than you will with an intimidating late game bomb

It creates tokens and gives you something to do with them, with that something being a powerful interactive ability

Certain ability doublers look for your creature's triggered ability so there's a lot of extra value to be found if you combine this list with The Peregrine Dynamo, Isshin, Two Heavens as One, or Roaming Throne

The TCGplayer market price for this Secret Lair precon has climbed to $651, though the current listings start at about $800