There is a very large logic tree you need to move down to see if this is the card you want.
- Are you not playing red for Pyroblast
- Are the cards you want to counter usually blue
- Are there times where you would see yourself being in the position to pay 3 mana to counter a non blue spell
- Will your opponent typically not be able to pay the tax
- Are the spells you want to counter almost always instants (Dispel may be better)
- Are they a mix of instants and sorceries spread around the colors (Spell pierce may be better)
- Are multiple spells being put on the stack in a counter war or against storm builds (flusterstorm or mindbreak trap)
- Are you playing oath and are the predominance of spells you want to counter instant, sorcery, or enchantment (swan song may be better)
- What portion of the meta game are shops decks, and what portion of the rest of the meta run heavy artifacts (steel sabotage may be better)
I mean this isn't even the extent of it. Long story short this card has the bonifides to be a player but I fail to see where it fits. It's not a great sideboard card because there are more tailored options in the game for whatever you want to deal with, and as a maindeck card it seems too likely dead to me in the matchups where the 3 mana version would see play (shops, dredge, thalia)
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