I love Battlebond lands, and have been known to throw in fetches, shocks, and even the very, very occasional OG dual land if the deck is one of my favorites
The curve is high, so some extra ramp would help, but overall the synergy is tight
Step right up and copy your Mindslaver, The Chain Veil or Thran Temporal Gateway triggers for the low low price of one mana and tapping a creature
Even outside dedicated poison decks, that ultimate sets an opponent up for death with any proliferate follow-up
Spell Stutter is the best overall soft counterspell, and we did try each variant in the format (Phantom Interference, Reasonable Doubt, and Don't Make a Sound) but found Spell Stutter's upside to simply be more often relevant than the others and often more impactful as well