Also if your opponents wise up and hold removal for Zada then the deck has very limited options to protect her
Forgotten AncientForgotten Ancient, Kalonian HydraKalonian Hydra, Managorger HydraManagorger Hydra, and Sunscorch RegentSunscorch Regent all get massive really fast, turning the hugs into body slams
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And then this led to non-blue decks also playing Mental Misstep just so they could counter their opponent's Mental Misstep
I agree with Rosewater that there are a lot of problematic playtest cards
Any deck that makes proper use of these counters enjoys the monarch because they have a ton of creatures to defend or secure the monarchy