Snapcaster decks can recover the discarded spells later, use them to fuel an early Tasigur, the Golden Fang or Gurmag Angler (the latter can be hard to turn on by turn three otherwise), or put cards in the bin for later Kolaghan's Command recursion
All combo decks are slower use disruption like Thoughtseize, Duress, or Unmask to let them get through a barrage of counterspells
(You can still do that
In Modern, it serves as a key piece in Boros Energy decks, letting you tutor up your overpowered one-drops like Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer and Ocelot Pride
It just gains such an absurd amount of life for so little mana, its going to be a backbreaking sideboard option against Burn and an invaluable tool against aggro
Land Grant 5 A nice way of thinning your deck and scrimping on lands