And while the mechanic had some sense of strategic advantages, such as providing a late-game mana sink and self-enabling synergy with +1/+1 counters, it simply faced too many challenges in terms of pacing, flexibility, and board presence that limited its appeal to more competitive players
Thats just a part of the games normal back-and-forth
This card benefits greatly from edicts like Tribute to the Wild and Mire in Misery that force each of your opponents to sacrifice something for three counters
Cait Sith, Fortune Teller will help you dig through your deck to find the cats you need, and it'll give 'em much needed power boosts
Alternatively, you can use it during an opponent's turn if you want to have full access to your mana pool
Pact of Negation Pact of Negation sees a lot of play in Eternal formats because countering a spell for free means you survive a combo that would actually kill you, or protect your own combo from interaction (e.g