gix mtg card Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor Foil from Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) Proxy You choose a creature or planeswalker card from it 1x Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor FOIL

This is a special action, not an activated ability. With the new rule, companion players must go through an additional step and additional mana to get their precious kitty or other companionslike my favorite Yorion, Sky Nomadinto play

Destroy each creature not chosen this way

So while Counterspell might be able to deal with any threat, most times you'd be better off drafting Dark Banishing or Incinerate so you could drop early creatures, and then use the removal to mop up afterwards instead of having to wait for your gracious opponent to walk into your untapped Islands

What's your favorite creature type from Bloomburrow

The three two-coloured commanders all come from the story of Hour of Devastation