mtg meta commander decks A deckbuilding infographic All 24 MTG Commander Precon

(#14 Overall) - Arch of Orazca Let kick things off with a land that taps for colorless mana, has ascend, and if you have ascended you can tap this with five mana to draw that card

While undoubtedly a powerful card and effect, it is also an older card, meaning it doesn't have built in protection, unlike many newer high CMC legends

Creature - Shapeshifter Color tag templates(None) Irregular Cohort Changeling (This card is every creature type.) When this creature enters, create a 2/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling

Only hitting instants and sorceries is a little restrictive, but this is still one of the best counterspells in the game

By then, gaining life was acknowledged to be a pretty meh effect, and the notion of exchanging life for resources was really starting to take off

Use counterspells to protect Phoebe from an early demise