They also want to reduce the ability of counterfeiters to perfectly copy all the tiny details of genuine MTG cards
If you add the Donquxiote Doflamingo Leader from Romance Dawn , this deck even becomes tier one
Even if you're in mono-blue, unless you're a full-on "there's only so much fun in a game of Magic, and I'm here to have all of it" person and are playing 40 CounterspellCounterspells, there's now a better option in Thunderclap DrakeThunderclap Drake
The biggest issue with other cards that provide additional draw effects for your opponents is that the player to your left, the player whose turn other additional draw effects would help first, has access to the extra cards first, giving them an advantage over your other opponents
Unlike all the mechanics I just mentioned, these actually do change what mana value the spell has on the stack