As I've already explained, discard spells by their very nature are unfun as they prevent things from happening
Its also a bit of a control deck
5 Alania, Divergent Storm Copying Spells In Exchange For More Cards For Your Foe Clearly, Otter deck archetypes (should they be called ottertypes?) are focused on playing noncreature spells generally and instant and sorcery spells specifically
Counterspells, like Arcane Denial, can be considered removal as well, as they also deal with threats
Read More: The Best Board Wipes In MTG 3 Karlov of the Ghost Council Karlov of the Ghost Council is a 2/2 White and Black Creature for two mana
This three-mana black and green sorcery allows you to return a nonland permanent to the battlefield from your graveyard with a mana value equal to up to the number of permanent cards you have in your graveyard