When the cascade ability resolves, you must exile cards
In this way, similar to the Ninjutsu Commander cards, you can cancel out the increasing costs of your own leader time and time again
You dont have small card advantage, like Dismiss, or raw card advantage, except for a single copy of Treasure Trove
Delightful Discovery | Illustration by Manuel Castan While Standard is the primary driver for printing new cards and it was the most popular format until Commander, there was still a demand for other products that didnt have to affect the fragile Standard environment or were focused on a different aspect of gameplay like drafting (with Conspiracy ), multiplayer ( Archenemy and Battlebond ), or formats like Jumpstart
Counter Intelligence also runs a little slower than other decks , both because of the mana curve with several spells sitting at seven mana and one at ten (with improvise), and because the counter theme leans into building up for a big push
I dont know if anyone would have been able to predict that this would be the start of a literal rebellion at Magic tables everywhere
