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Your opponents can still activate abilities during your turn

You could also double down on the Aura theme if you find it scarily compelling

Counterspell does the job just fine for 2 mana, and Negate is a solid backup that hits most non-creature spells you'd be worried about anyway

The longer a game goes the more lands you are likely to have out therefore an increased chance of having the right basic to have your check land be optimal

Jokulhaups is the only complete boardwipe in the deck, Wake of Destruction, Bend or Break, Thoughts of Ruin and Stone Rain give us a wide range of options to set the opponent back, or reset the game completely

But the best game actions in Magic are drawing a card and making land drops