1990 pokemon card (Lot of 9) Vintage 90s Cards 1st Editions , Japanese And Others All 90s 30 Vintage Pokemon cards 1990s

You can flash in this, then cast any instant to return Alrund's Epiphany to their hand right off the stack and none of that can be countered with the spells legal in Standard

What are the alternatives

I'm not satisfied by my counters, there is not a counter that done both Doom Blade and Go for the Throat 's effects except for Death's Approach (who doesn't make me safety) and Murder (who costs too much mana/swamps in early turns): the best things could be something like Abrupt Decay , with black/blue colors

At $20,500 , the price tag at a recent auction puts this 1st edition print run card at number 8 on the list