Silent Arbiter and Dueling Grounds help to slow everyone else down while acting both offensively and defensively for you
Though it does give cards in exchange, you do get a lot of flexibility
SPELLSTUTTER SPRITE This list needed a representative for the sub-category of counter-creatures, and while I could have chosen Mystic Snake for historic precedence or Frilled Mystic for recency, I think Spellstutter Sprite is the most interesting of the bunch
This Phyrexian insect is extremely under-statted, but think of it like targeted land destruction that sits around dealing extra damage
Right between Lightening Bolt and Giant Growth as it is a powerful card, but the benefit it has needs to be timed well
It was one of the first cards where someone walking by the table could see and know what format you were playingor if they didnt, it caused them to ask