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CardName: Black: Counter Creature Spells Cost: B Type: Expansion Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Further extent black's claim as the "best color at getting rid of creatures". Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: [Theory] Color Pie Discussion Common |
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Premise
Countering a creature spell isn't that far of from destroying a creature. Also, it further guarantees
's role as the color with best creature removal.
Notes
ETB and "dies" triggers on creatures are becoming so prevalent that
having this effect in its repertoire makes sense. With this change it's likely that the number of "exile target creature" could be reduced in 
since that recent trend might stem from the same issue of ETB/"dies" trigger abundance.
Color Shifts
Precedent
Examples
I dunno - that kinda IS the distinction. Black can kill your creature as soon as it appears; blue can stop it appearing in the first place.
Still; I could see "Kill target creature. Exit the battlefield effects don't trigger" as being a thing black could get; distinct from exiling it. I think being vulnerable to the ETB effects is probably a sensible weakness to keep.
I can agree with that. To a certain extent this has to do with
creature removal which usually is just straight-up better than 
equivalent effects. 
still holds its claim on wraths tightly though 
has gotten a taste of that slice of the pie somewhat nowadays. The reason why it's related is that there are two colors that can remove creatures quite easily (also red with burn) yet not no other color except 
does counters (
was supposed to be secondary but that idea was abandoned or forgotten). Also, the increase of "exile target creature" effects in 
is questionable (as it makes 
and 
closer when they already share the same tendency for having great creature removal) so this shift could help to rectify that.
As for that "LTBF don't trigger" I included a card with that kind of effect in my Future Sight 2 set: Futile Waste. I found the design on reddit custommagic. Note: That FS2 set is pretty much a compilation of "cool" stuff and doesn't have the qualities to a real contender for a set IMO (no cohesive mechanics for example).
EDIT: Added "Harsh Reality" as an example.
See Souldrain. It contains also a link to the thread where different colorshifts of counterspells are discussed superficially.
Ah, yes, I recalled that card, but couldn't find it. Now added to "examples" section.