For , it stops anything in the game cold, give or take Obliterate, Urza's Rage, and a couple of other uncounterables
I led the design for 15 months and we knew it was going to be in standard and which sets were going to be near it in standard, Engelhard says
Blasphemous Edict is expensive if youre using it as a total board wipe, but it shrinks to a 1-mana spell if there are more than 13 creatures on the board
Conversely, when you cast Prosperity for X=4, you lose a card (Prosperity itself), but you gain four cards, for a net gain of three
And if an opponent is holding up instant-speed removal like Infernal Grasp, that doesnt stop the unearthed creature from tapping to do its reanimation effect because you have priority after the unearth resolves to tap your hasty Priest
Also, whenever a Land enters the battlefield under your control, you get to put a +1/+1 counter on an Elemental you control