For countermagic, Ive included Counterspell and Negate, but Id save these to protect my win condition if I thought I could go infinite
Nobody knows if these complete packs made it over, but Jaces, Domri Rade and Tarmogoyf have all been spotted
It's worth comparing the card to English-language Presentation Blastoise - another costly card lower down this list
Removal, pump, save a creature, +1/+1 counter synergies you really get a lot of flex with this one Cards like these not only fit into existing decks (such as the blue red spells going into other lesson or spellslinger decks, but the fantastic new bending mechanics create new decks on their own too
So, it's not a combo to win the game, but it is a strong synergy here
If you gave me the choice between one foil Arclight Phoenix (a card at the end of its season) and two nonfoils, Id take the foil in a heartbeat