Because phasing occurs at the beginning of the untap stage, several savvy players developed decks that combined the two, allowing cards to be phased out "permanently." 43
I must say, Liga Smilshkalne, now has my second favorite counterspell art of all time, behind only the original Force of Will by Terese Nielsen
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Pitiless Plunderer One of Magic's best pirates, Pitiless Plunderer may be better than the card draw and life loss cards to come in this list
Fiendish Panda: a solid pay off for gaining life
While bouncing three creatures isn't great for five mana, countering a spell isn't great for five mana, and drawing three cards is only okay at five mana, the fact that you can do things like counter a spell and draw two cards, bounce a creature and draw two cards, or bounce two creatures and counter a spell makes it so the sum of Mystic Confluence is much more powerful than its individual parts