The Magistrate works with other stuff too, so players cant use red impulsive draw effects, and you cant cast anything from graveyards or from the top of your library, just to name a few interactions this Game Changer shuts down
Using the -1/-1 counters as a resource has a side effect of making them act similarly to +1/+1 counters but with a built-in cap
It has a x2 weakness to electric type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a free retreat cost
If you don't have the spells to cast, she's just a 2/4 for three mana
At launch, only the Standard format will be playable, with Expanded being introduced after updates
I want to give WotC the benefit of the doubt when it comes to something like Alchemy, but its getting harder and harder to trust their decision making when it comes to something as large scale as a new format given the past few years