Now heres the real question: What counters are you moving, and what are you putting them on
In fact, sacrificing tokens is often a great plan since cards like Grist, the Hunger Tide and Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia produce a steady stream of sacrifice fodder
If you're casting a split card, only the mana value of the half you're casting is compared to the number of time counters on As Foretold
A 2/1 for two is already fine, and if Naban, Dean of Iteration draws you two or three extra cards over the course of the game, you've already built yourself a blue version of Dark Confidant, so perhaps there is more potential here than it looks at first glance
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker is annoyingly hard to keep track of (fittingly), which begs the question: why are so many Arena-exclusive Alchemy cards not printed in paper