Whirlwind Denial Whirlwind Denial has the same advantages of a Flusterstorm, in that its looking to counter a ton of effects on the stack all at once
Not only do you draw a card, but you can immediately cast a spell from your hand with mana value equal to or less than the damage dealt, without paying its cost
If you do, add this cards effects to that spell.) Illustrated by Matt Thompson Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
As weak as Masques block was compared to most others (especially coming off the heels of Urza block and its combos), cards like Reverent Silence and Calming Verse show its worth looking at every card, even in poorly perceived sets, as there can still be some real gems among the chaff

Estimated 2015 retail value for Forged in Stone reprints, excluding bulk rares: $19 Peer Through Time Sapphire Medallion $10 Thran Dynamo $6 Stroke of Genius $5 Rite of Replication $3 Worn Powerstone $3 Nevinyrrals Disk $3 Sol Ring $3 Steel Hellkite -$2 Lorthos, the Tidemaker $2 Artisan of Kozilek $2 Cyclonic Rift $2 Fog Bank $1.50 Frost Titan $1.50 Deep-Sea Kraken $1.50 Everflowing Chalice $1.50 Ixidron $1 Ghost Quarter $1 Sphinx of Magosi $0.75 Sphinx of Jwar Isle $0.50 Phyrexian Ingester $0.50 Sphinx of Uthuun $0.50 Hoverguard Sweepers $0.50 Distorting Wake $0.50 Cackling Counterpart $0.50 Swiftfoot Boots $0.50 Infinite Reflection 0 $0.50 Peer Through Time contains three of my favorite long-term Commander specs: Ixidron, Rite of Replication, and Cyclonic Rift
Is this a new paradigm?"