I think Abjure is better than counterspell in edric and definitly better than spell pierce.

my list is here if you want to take a look http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/tier-1-edrics-small-person-society/

HezTheGod I took a quick peek at your list. If you're looking at playing it in a top competitive meta, It needs a lot of work.

If you want to talk about competitive Edric, you can DM me. Or better yet, join the cEDH discord community.

Honesty though it's a good high tier casual deck and you have a good foundation laid out for it to be competitive. Mostly need to trim the fat.