Now, Im not typically a fan of Grave Pact effects, but Exiling your opponents Creatures is very powerful
The second activated ability does the same, but it creates five token copies at the cost of 6RRR, which is likely never to happen in a match
Also, with the amount of +1/+1 counters this deck sneezes out without even trying, Simic Ascendancy can just threaten a game win aggressively early
The core issue is that three mana counterspells just do not cut it when you are on the draw
Instead of inserting a rare every 10 packs (or whatever the distribution was supposed to be) they inserted one in every pack
With modern cards, a PSA 9 often means youll just lose a few dollars, so its crucial to focus on cards with a good chance of scoring a PSA 10