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Prior to Duress the discard effects in black were either over powered RNG hell like Mind Twist and Hymn to Tourach or pretty low powered

Soul Manipulation , Shadow of Doubt , and Muddle the Mixture are all counterspells that can do something else when a counterspell isn't warranted

They just have the wall subtype

This kind of slow, grindy payoff can be outclassed in the modern Commander landscape, but creating copies of Archon of Cruelty and Agent of Treachery each turn is a tantalizing enough reward to try anyway

In competitive formats like Modern and Legacy, the abundance of Fetch lands ensures youll see a few searches per game