Since I'll be referring to the decks by name through the rankings, here are the Commander 2016 deck lists for reference
Rarity : Mythic Rare Cost : 7UU Colour Identity : Blue Usage : Offers a powerful swing in your favour, either by taking additional turns or seizing control of opponents' resources
Super Rare cards have a silver (or grey) diamond-shaped symbol
Since Glen Elendra Archmage is a creature, it's also much easier to retrieve from the graveyard than a typical counterspell, with any creature re-animation effect putting it and its threatening counterspell back into play
Going back to the original questions, hows this compare to the chase cards of other recent sets
(For the benefit of the rules lawyers: no, its not clear whether that means Strixhaven has a list of banned spells, or that players incur penalties for spellwork warranting nullification.) Anyway, the reason Mage Tower is here in our article about cuties is that it provides an in-universe role for Strixhavens creature tokens
