While having your crucial spell be countered is always frustrating, I personally believe that the reprinting of Counterspell has been one of the best decisions Wizards has made for Modern
There are only five common creatures in white-blue with enters-the-battlefield effects: Irregular Cohort, Knight of Old Benalia, Faerie Seer, Man-o-War, and Pondering Mage
As well as having unique artwork based on the shiny Pokmons alternative appearances, Shining Pokmon cards have different attacks and stats compared to their standard forms
Depending on how youve built the deck, you might also get mileage out of: Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord & Bonehoard combo Birthing Pod, Jarads Orders, and Pattern of Rebirth for creature tutoring Force of Vigor as a way to interact without taking a turn off to transmute Agent of Erebos to remove opposing graveyards Solemn Simulacrum or Disciple of Bolas for sheer consistency The opportunities to use this package for your strategy are near limitless, and whilst I think the card is a slamdunk in Meren, its also great in Orzhov aristocrats decks, and probably in other builds like Grixis Spellslinger too
