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More if you save a blocker

A counter is useless

Cabal Pit Cabal Pit asks an interesting question: How much damage are you willing to take down the line for a Disfigure later on

Whispers of the Muse (T1, Ext, S, Block) A favorite in "Turbo Xerox" (a blue deck which used minimal land but a ton of cantrips to thin out the deck), Counter-Phoenix (Shard Phoenix + Forbid) and Tradewind-Awakening (put Awakening on the stack, tap all your lands for mana, untap all your lands), Whispers has what might seem like a hefty price to pay for one card but you get to do it turn after turn after turn

Good starter value

Everything in Arena has a way of coming back around and helping to set something else up for success, which is nice