General enchantments, sagas, rooms, auras you can generalize and specialize as much as you want, and youll always have new tech to consider as new sets are released
I think the deck will probably suck, but Gladiolus is probably good enough regardless of where the deck ends up
Axebane Guardian also allows for some crazy combo turns in the late game, where it often taps for five or more mana, allowing us to cast a bunch of defenders and draw through our deck with Arcades, the Strategist
You need to get something before you reach ascend and then something after
This isnt to say that the card's not good
These were my main two criteria in assessing the strength of a counterspell and so Pact of Negation is the best of the best in an optimal situation