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You don't choose the new target for the spell or ability until Redirect Lightning resolves

While players have certainly found ways to make powerful decks - with some popular meta decks becoming mainstays in tournaments - the community generally finds ways to combat these and develop counter-strategies, without the need for any cards to be banned from play yet

Cast, pay, drain, gain

3 Memory Jar Drawing large amounts of cards in a single turn is the kind of play that one would use for faster, harder-hitting combos

Catch-All Countermagic Covers Every Matchup Unlike more narrow counterspells that only hit certain card types or mana costs, Counterspell can counter anything

Speaking of blue-control, how about we snag ourselves a copy of the card that is synonymous with blue in every format it is allowed Force of Will