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Tidal Control

Alliances Rare

1UU Enchantment

Cumulative upkeep 2
"Any player may pay 2 or 2 life to counter target red or green spell. Play this ability as an interrupt. Effects that prevent or redirect damage cannot be used to counter this loss of life."

A reusable counterspell against 2 colors even with a horrendous upkeep is pretty darn handy. Who cares if your opponent gets to counter stuff too? Just don't use the colors mentioned on Tidal Control in your deck, and prepare to alter those colors if your opponent is using something else (or change the colors of their cards...a little harder). Here are some ideas for those two ideas, as well as a few to try and cope with that upkeep/activation cost: