I've always considered counter spells as a means to get out ahead of your opponent. However, you'll always end up 1 
behind them if you counter things with this.
Not only that, but it's significantly harder to keep mana open when you don't know what they're going to play.
Posted By:
Ferlord
(7/25/2013 10:37:39 AM)
I think this card is uncommon because it is a counterspell beyond your four baseline Cancel that is not specific to the type of spell cast. And to all those who complain about it: you have a valid point that it cannot be played for everything. But this is really a utility card of prediction if you are playing it right. Leaving enough mana open to counter a spell that costs 3GG is silly. But if you are predicting lightning bolts, doom blades, giant growths, etc, etc; then you can still ruin your opponent's plans. And isn't blue the color all about foresight and prediction anyway?
Posted By:
Phelplan
(7/29/2013 1:32:23 AM)
Well, it's a good counter if you're worried about Memnites, I suppose.
Posted By:
Zebra_Lord
(8/4/2013 10:36:24 AM)
Don't worry, WotC, because of your ingenuity in the placement of reminder text, we now all know what a converted mana cost is.
Posted By:
SirLibraryEater
(8/5/2013 9:23:41 AM)
The nice thing about this is that it works for several of the applications Nix was built for too (Hypergenesis, Pacts, etc), as well as being a reasonable counterspell by itself.
It's also a hard counter for only a single blue cost, which is very rare nowadays. However, quoting the flavor text at your opponent may result in them casting Pinpoint Avalanche
Posted By:
LordRandomness
(8/14/2013 6:44:31 PM)
Blast from the past.
Posted By:
wolftree
(8/24/2013 11:01:27 AM)
Oh, snap! Burned! YOWTCH.
Posted By:
RunedServitor
(9/27/2013 6:56:41 AM)
I'm a new player, but I can still imagine the faces of older players who opened this in a booster.
"Counterspell! Counterspell, dammit!!! I WANT COUNTERSPELL!!!!!!"
Spell Blast at uncommon.
"FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU--"
Posted By:
Aelvr
(1/24/2014 5:02:05 PM)
If you're in a rampy green deck, this might just be okay. But the number of times that a Cancel isn't just straight better is low. And nobody looks at Cancel and goes "awesome"! "Solid", yes. But this isn't even solid.
Posted By:
deworde2510
(2/14/2014 6:11:53 AM)
Good if you are bouncing your opponent's cards, so you know how much mana to keep ready for when they cast it again.
And not too bad against the cheaper Bestow creatures.
Posted By:
BorosGreengrocer
(3/20/2014 7:28:44 AM)