So Mana Sculpt isnt exactly Mana Drain #2, but its still a potent counterspell in any deck thatll reliably have a wizard in play
Another option is to simply eschew the Commander Precons and jump right into the most played Commander strategies in the format we're using the always great EDHREC.com as our primary source for this data
Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos Be honest, Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos players: Have you ever won a match and declared it Game Ogre? Or perhaps said: Get Shrekd? Shrek Universes Beyond when, by the way
Dealing three damage to any creature or player for the ridiculously low cost of one red mana, it's a card that seems super simple but allows players using a Red deck a way to take an early advantage
To counter this, I made sure to include additional copies of Abrupt Decay and Lightning Axe in my sideboard as ways to get rid of Meddling Mage and free up my sweeper burn spell
In its Enchanted form, the evil appearance of the staff's magic seems to come off the card itself with the Amethyst ink outline swirling out beyond the staff and into Maleficent's hand.