010 Casting Spells // Activating Activated Abilities
Yeah, when you have a jackrabbit start against a creatureless deck and you can use this to get your guys back, its pretty good, but against a good chunk of the format, it either does nothing (no enters the battlefield ability) or helps your opponent out as well by giving them back a ton of good utility creatures
The alternative was to burn five sideboard slots on useless cards, and that obviously was not a good answer
Krrik, Son of Yawgmoth K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth is one of the strongest mono-black commanders, one of the best mono-color commanders overall, and all-in-all one of the best lifegain commanders
Wrap Up Counterspell | Illustration by Zack Stella Blue has long been hailed as the strongest color in Magic thanks to its ability to command every aspect of the game, from what your opponents resolve to the cards in your hand and on top of the library