I think for a control deck is very good.I use it in a blue/white with a lot of draw card and this counter is just perfect for that.

  -- By Le Pic from Qc, Canada on January 25, 2009

Works along with milling by removing 1 more turn of game from the deck. Also nice for discard decks by keeping the opponents hand full. Way better than arcane denial, in the right spots.

  -- By Dinosaur from Capron, Il on September 01, 2008

In constructed there is no straight up 2 mana counterspell anymore--not without a catch, though familiars ruse can be better than counterspell sometimes...Anyhow if both players draw 1 the card advantage is all relative and usually minimal. 3 mana counterspell is whats left. Awesome for constucted control, a joke in extended. What do you play in is the real question.

  -- By Dinosaur from Capron, Il on August 25, 2008

So the jury is still out as far as I'm concerned... strictly better, or strictly worse than Arcane Denial? I like the symmetry of the card drawing, but the extra blue mana looks like sort of a bitch. What do others think?

  -- By Duke DemonKnight from Hellsville on July 28, 2008