Also Supreme Verdict + Rootborn Defenses can do the same thing (one side wipe) as Cyclonic Rift for the same mana cost and even nets you an extra token (if you're going crazy with Cackling Counterpart ). Also Silence isn't really worth playing, I recommend replacing it.

@ZToups Silence replaced Render Silent as it seemed to have the effect.(minus cost and counter)

MrKnify:

The reason Render Silent is better then Silence is the fact that it does something, Silence doesn't really 'do' anything since by casting it your simply guessing that they may have a relevant play to make that turn, at best they might and it nets you one turn (at the cost of drawing it) at worst it does nothing as they simply respond to you casting it with anything and you lost card advantage by drawing it in the first place. Render Silent is at least a counterspell so it's a 1-1 trade, the Silence effect afterwards is just a freebie. Though Dissipate is almost always a better counterspell (sadly becasue I love Render Silent ).

@ZToups i was favouring mana cost, but yeah its a card loss trade.