Iconic Cards: Counterspell, Ponder, Damnation, Jace, the Mind Sculptor Popular Decks: UW Control, Jeskai Control, Taking Turns, Esper Control 3 Midrange Midrange decks are popularly said to solve problems, not create them. In other words, these decks are sort of designed to be able to win against every archetype, although they wont bulldoze over anything (the way aggro often wrecks control, for example)
Its important to become familiar with your cards, obtain the necessary ones for your deck, practice regularly, and seek guidance from more seasoned players.
Five mana is a lot but we can copy protective instants and countermagic on their turn to keep Alania around
The problem is there are no 1- or 2-cost Belles that you can Shift this onto
Fetchlands are special land cards that allow players to sacrifice the card and pay 1 life to search their library for another land card, then put it onto the battlefield