The most iconic MTG blue spells include Counterspell , Brainstorm , and Force of Will all of which appear regularly in competitive formats
(Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player discards a card.) Swampcycling ( , Discard this card: Search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.) Unlock the potential of your card collection
Second, other players can reuse enters-the-battlefield (ETB) triggers on their creatures
Happening on your End Step reduces the clunkiness of the card, and makes him a reasonable top end to casual control strategies
Unsurprisingly, considering how cheap it used to be, it seems most MTG players gravitated to the non-foil default frame printing