mtg counterspell cards - Single Card Counter target spell. Rules Text: counter, spell, Type:

Despite the restrictive three blue symbols in its mana cost, Cryptic Command is at worst a cheaper Contradict and the ceiling on its value is very high

They are great for newcomers, as people are excited to play with new cards and with no real prizes, most veterans wont try to build an overpowered deck

I suspect that the sheer amount of set releases and most of them being expansion sets (which are always expert-level) meant there was no real need to continue the rating system anymore

Its common to see Jeskas Will generate five or six mana while also giving you new spells to spend it on

Combine these into a single card and you get one of the best giants in MTG and a staple for formats like EDH, Modern, and the like