Free counterspells are always nice enough, and although sacrificing a non-token creature is certainly a cost, its not insurmountable in the right deck
Its borders are the regular blue backgrounds, but the image shows a green-skinned spellcaster raising his arms as a spell falls flat in front of his face

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It also improves your long game, by being a great late game top-deck