MTG Salvation

Kind of surprise not to see a thread for this counterspell. I know it's not that powerful, but it's the kind of card that makes me happy because it helps enlarge the cube. It's clearly the kind of 1U counterspell we were looking for. Not to swap staple ones, but more to help them stabilize in larger list. Pretty glad to see it get print. Clearly the best one since a long time. No Miscalculation, true, but still...



Any thoughts?

Evasive Action > Rune Snag > Revolutionary Rebuff

Quote from Protection_from_WillOTheWisps »

Strictly worse than a Modern(i.e. when Wizards got their crap together) card, but I think this could see play in Standard. Definitely the kind of Counterspell we need(2 Cmc conditional)

This is the cube forum, not standard.

Not a cube playable when there are many better 2 mana counters.

It's way worse than two other counterspells we already don't play, so...

Completely forgot Rune Snag was unless you pay 2... Thought it was 1. Yeah, my bad. Seems so.

EDIT : Guess I have to run Rune Snag

I would play evasive action over rune snag any day, especially in an environment where snagging Abu duals is so possible in draft.

This could make the cut in large modern border pauper cubes?

Quote from noshadowkick »

I would play evasive action over rune snag any day, especially in an environment where snagging Abu duals is so possible in draft.

Yeah I maybe you're right because it can end being a Mana Leak in the midgame, but I also doubt this card can also whiff into a Force Spike in the early game in a deck with a lot of nonbasic lands. Maybe, I should just go on with the extra couterspells I have already. Complicate and Unsubstantiate.