So while Counterspell might be able to deal with any threat, most times you'd be better off drafting Dark Banishing or Incinerate so you could drop early creatures, and then use the removal to mop up afterwards instead of having to wait for your gracious opponent to walk into your untapped Islands
2 Fluttershy Don't let defender fool you, Fluttershy's here to dish out damage
Gwenom's lifelink ability makes it more palatable to pay said life, and her deathtouch ability means your opponent will be losing creatures if they want to block and kill Gwenom, Remorseless
This is a special action, not an activated ability. With the new rule, companion players must go through an additional step and additional mana to get their precious kitty or other companionslike my favorite Yorion, Sky Nomadinto play
This +1/+1 counter commander is easy to work with whatever a player already has, and grows easily