Nevertheless, countermagic is a necessary emergency solution for must-stop plays, and Arcane Denial has been a standout choice for that role since the earliest days of the format
Out of the 3 cards you draw for turn you may put 2 of them back on top of your deck or you can keep them, but you will pay 4 life for each one that you keep
Whether or not Brims has menace matters only as blockers are declared
The optimal targets for Memory Lapse are low powered card that have situational high value at certain timings within the game
Honor of the Pure, Crovax, Ascendant Hero, and Linden, the Steadfast Queen all provided benefits for attacking with white creatures
However, with Attack of the Vine, the initial value of cards from this set is a little higher than usual, thanks in part to ongoing availability issues that are sure to tighten the population of the cards in the short term