Furthermore, blue offers a variety of ways to circumvent your opponents' defenses, such as Aqueous Form, allowing you to consistently trigger Zareth San's ability
It is nice that a lot of counterspells can deal with creatures however it is not the reason you are playing them, nor is it really efficient or even viable to attempt to control creature strategies with countermagic alone
When Cardsmith MTG is the right tool (and when it isnt) Cardsmith MTG shines when you want speed and a clean layout: Mocking up a custom commander Making a token that actually matches your deck theme Prototyping a cube card Building a fan set for your group When its not ideal: You need extremely precise templating for complex rules interactions (you may want to sanity-check wording against real cards)
As a result, the cards have been grouped by character or concept instead of by colour or set number
Izzet Generatorium adds one energy to all energy you gain, doubling the production from some sources, and Aether Refinery doubles all energy production
Theres also the constant concern that Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldors controller might sacrifice this red commander and take all those Survivors, adding a bit of fun tension to the game