A modern skeleton looks like: Threats (1214): Bitterblossom 4, Spellstutter Sprite 4, Mistbind Clique 3, Brazen Borrower 3 Disruption (1012): Thoughtseize, Inquisition of Kozilek, Fatal Push, plus 46 counterspells Card advantage: a couple of Vendilion Clique or a planeswalker like Jace Lands (22): Dimir duals + Faerie Conclave + a Mutavault It rewards tight, instant-speed play exactly the skill faeries are famous for
Simply bouncing it back to your hand does the trick
The value of having them or drawing them however declines as the game progresses, although with Misstep it is not because the counter becomes easier to avoid but because the targets for it have been used or cease to be overly relevant themselves
Land Color tag templates(None) Lotus Field Hexproof This land enters tapped
Copying abilities is always fun, and Verrak, Warped Sengir and The Peregrine Dynamo both let you do so in interesting ways
There are several trails of evidence that each lead to separate clues