This is the card that answers the question of, "what's better than casting Flicker on your own creature?" with, "doing it twice for half the cost!"
Counterspell does the job just fine for 2 mana, and Negate is a solid backup that hits most non-creature spells you'd be worried about anyway
You make people discard their hands
What are the priciest cards that you want to see in your packs, the chase-iest of chase cards, the blingiest of the bling
Best Cards: Chitterfang, Squirrel General: Probably better than Hazel in many squirrel decks, Chitterfang is still the definitive Squirrel commander
The longer a game goes the more lands you are likely to have out therefore an increased chance of having the right basic to have your check land be optimal