Remember that Commander is subjective to the player and that you can substitute cards from the original build based on how you want to win with Voja, Jaws of the Conclave
Back in June 2021, Gavin Verhey put out a Good Morning Magic video all about the history of Counterspell, including how it was omitted from 8th edition since it was deemed too efficient, particularly given the historical dominance of blue decks in Standard
If you have any means to repeat this trigger, flicker, or bounce Black Cat, you're on the road to the best side of card advantage, while your poor opponent gets severely reduced card selection
Gray Merchant of Asphodel Next on the list, we've got the Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Snow is comfortably short in Modern and theres something to be said for the novelty of new decks showing up, so maybe a little love is a good thing, but I hope this is not one of the mechanics given a new lease on competitive life
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