Most alternative MTG counterspells offer variations on the theme being better in certain aspects and worse in others but Mana Drain is a strict upgrade
It is hard to play around this in combat and can often lead to a two for one blow out
The Mishra precon does have quite a lot of colorless artifacts, some of them Im not really sure why theyre in that deck, but Ive got one pre-ordered so Ill see how it plays out of the box
If you can use it one a 1-cost character, thats pretty good value
You may find yourself in a position where you have to deal with a threat from the back foot, and if you don't have the game state to take advantage of your specific synergies, it'll be wasted
Sven Stolz Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer is one of the most polarized and absurd Magic cards printed for all Eternal formats in recent days and feels like a mixed up baby on steroids of Deathrite Shaman and Snapcaster Mage in Modern