Momir Vig, Simic Combonary
Commander / EDH*
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March 25, 2017
Removed: Arcane Denial
Added: Familiar's Ruse
Notes: Arcane Denial is one of the most notorious and hotly-debated counterspells in cEDH. At 1U, a hard counter is difficult to argue with, but the fact that it gives your opponent two cards at times may be very troublesome. Its own replacement is delayed by a turn, which may at times be disadvantageous to you.
As a creature-based deck, I highly value being able to cast my creatures again and again. As such, I've decided to test Familiar's Ruse instead of Arcane Denial, since bouncing a creature back to my hand can often be very useful. Obviously the counter is harder to cast at UU, and is conditioned upon having a creature you can actually bounce, which may end up making things worse for me. I will test thoroughly, and if I'm dissatisfied, I will slot Arcane Denial back in.