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Otherwise, you want your opponent to die before they can play an answer

One of the downsides of counter magic is that if your opponent plays around it after you left mana up, it can feel terrible

If you want the strategy to work, you need solid lifegain payoffs

Theres a nice variety of ramp methods, with obligatory precon rocks (Sol RingSol Ring and Arcane SignetArcane Signet), land fetchers (Migration PathMigration Path and Thunderherd MigrationThunderherd Migration), Human mana-makers (Atzocan SeerAtzocan Seer and Drover of the MightyDrover of the Mighty), and cost reducers (Marauding RaptorMarauding Raptor and Otepec HuntmasterOtepec Huntmaster)