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Last updated on May 8, 2026 Counterspell (Secret Lair) | Illustration by Mateus Manhanini Playing counterspells in Magic: The Gathering is one of the surest ways to use your spells to control the pace of the game

However, what really makes Simba, Fighting Prince a great steel card is its ability

Players may only have as little as one but as many as two different ink types in their deck to ensure the game functions properly

Having her in a deck that excels at ramping up your usable ink will make that end-game phase even shorter while making your victory even closer

If displacing every midrange and control deck in every format with some variant of Uro Pile isnt defining Magic , then I dont know what is