alpha vs beta mtg cards A Micro Look at Printing Alpha, by John Molseed Clipped Beta vs. Alpha: A

And there are a lot of ways to fizzle the spell

10 Ashnods Altar This entry was very nearly Black Market, but we decided that Ashnods Altar is probably a smidge better

I also tossed in Memorial to Glory to sacrifice and make two token blockers out of nowhere

12 Murktide Regent A Delver That Delivers 11 Nothing murky about it: This Dragon has one of the best threat-to-cost ratios ever printed

you can also buff the team with +1/+1 counters from the likes of Cordial Vampire and Indulgent Aristocrat

ORIGIN OF METALBENDING Im always down for interesting flexible removal, and this take on Naturize is probably as good as it gets for utility outside of blasting a flyer