Counterspell (Ice Age/Alliances, Tempest/Stronghold/Exodus, Masques/Nemesis/Prophecy) Counterspells are decent in limited, but by no means the be-all, end-all of the universe
Flipping my entire deck into a cascade that finds nothing but puts 50+ counters on my Commander who then attacks and kills a player sounds hilarious, to me
Despite this blue has good ways to regain lost card advantage and far fewer good ways to gain tempo making this a good filler card to help all manner of quirky blue dork decks
Eshki and her allies worked in secret, evading Atarka's brood and seeking out others who wished to revive their lost connection to the land
Still, you'll run into your fair share of Water Pokemon who are weak to Grass, so don't discount it
Doctor Octopus's DNA has not been changed and gets his name from his additional limbs