While a nonmodal double-faced permanent is on the battlefield, consider only the characteristics of the face that's currently up
Second to Counterspell, Control Magic was another staple in the Blue arsenal of control and control decks
The only other complaint is the visual look of the cards, they look cluttered and make it hard to appreciate the artwork on the card
The colors represent character types and playing styles
Games go incredibly long, and, unless youre a mono-colored deck, fulfilling the task of having seven or more lands with different names goes hand-in-hand with a singleton format
He has a strength of four, a willpower of five, can quest for two lore, plus has an ability, go figure