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Simply put, the best way to deal with a threat in Magic is to remove it before it's a threat, and Counterspell rips spells right out of the stack and into the graveyard

It now sits comfortably among the most expensive modern Pokmon TCG expansions: Journey Together Journey Together contains 190 cards and brings a focus on the Pokmon of popular Trainer characters, putting characters like Lillie, N, Iono, and Hop in the spotlight with their best-known partners: Destined Rivals Destined Rivals contains 244 cards, continuing the Trainers Pokmon mechanic while introducing a conflict centered around Team Rocket

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Taken as a package Barricade does a hell of a lot for its low mana cost, in enough matchups to see Standard sideboard play at the very least