Fathom Mage One of EDHs most prominent +1/+1 counter staples, Fathom Mage is a font of card advantage
In this format more than any other, reusable removal spells were at a premium, such as Skull Catapult and Stormbind
Most platforms weren't built with actual printing in mind, so quality takes a nosedive the moment you hit 'download.' Snapshot fixes that completely
Given white can draw plenty of cards these days, and given theres also more proliferate available than just old artifacts and Grateful Apparition, Id urge you to consider Pursuit of Knowledge again
It never featured in any starter decks for Rise of the Floodborn or later sets, however, so acquiring copies of the card was still a luck of the draw situation
It's almost mandatory damage because it's tough to sacrifice lands