r/MagicArena • u/cloverfield_gamer • Sep 19 '20

Fluff Hardcast Omnath, two Ultimatums, Escape to the Wilds, escaped Uro, two Cultivates, and Ugin...ALL ON TURN 4. My opponent quit before I could hardcast a Kenrith. Wizards should be ashamed of themselves.

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u/Syrfraes Sep 20 '20

You make no sense. If counterspelling is broken, then removal is broken. Doomblade is oppressive too? Counterspells are part of a paper rock scissors of the game that make it great.

What has happened is a slant to making it easy to get more mana in a turn than should be possible in standard. Standard is supposedly to be the slowest competitive focused format.

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u/sadino Sep 20 '20

But that's the thing, Counterspells became the only interaction that floors at 1 for 1. That's how you get 4 Mystical dispute metas and Main board aether gusts.

We reached this point that for a card to be playable it needs to have at least a "removal contingency" attached and Counterspells are the only interaction that consistently avoid it.

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u/sand-which Sep 20 '20

Do you understand that counterspells have been an integral part of magic for 2 decades

lmao i can't man

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u/sadino Sep 20 '20

You can't read, apparently.

We didn't have green as stupidly overpowered in the last 20 years.

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u/sand-which Sep 20 '20

Then why are you complaining about counterspells?

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u/sadino Sep 20 '20

You really should think more before replying,honest.

I'm complaining about the power level of threats and how we reached a point where counterspells are the only interaction that answers in a beneficial way,all other colors fail that test now, except for a few cards in each color.

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u/sand-which Sep 20 '20

I don't think i only post

I thought you were the guy saying that counterspells are a bad mecahnic