The regeneration ability has to be activated and resolve before the effect destroying it or dealing damage to it
It's the best counter outside of the pricy Mana Drain
I came to the conclusion that I'm just going to go with a combination of all of that
This is a state-based action but with blue cards like Laboratory Maniac, Thassas Oracle or Jace, Wielder of Mysteries, you can turn drawing from an empty library into a game win
Not unlike Goblin Sharpshooter but with a more control bent the card is a little too niche to see play often in the cube but is highly impressive when surviving in the right deck
With Hiram Flaversham, Pawpsickle, Judy Hopps, and Floodborn Gaston, you have many opportunities to draw from your deck and gain a card advantage , which will almost always put your ahead of your opponent in starter deck matches