I know I am going to get multiple copies of this for my myriad of kindred decks
Dealers wouldn't touch them
As a result, Battle for Zendikar Standard is asking the community a question similar to the one Caw Blade asked, "Are you willing to immediately spend an additional $400 to own a competitive, tournament worthy deck?" Unfortunately, $400 is a large enough amount that a meaningful portion of the player base is unwilling or unable to pay
Cards with split second are not immune to being countered : Triggered abilities that counter spells, such as ward, interact normally with split second spells
And some leaders, like Rhys the Redeemed, are commonly played, have the same sort of cards, and yet are easy to answer and thus aren't real problems
Definitely a card Ill be picking up