The payoffs (where lifegain actually wins) This is the half that makes the archetype real
Surprisingly, however, no matter which you get the result feels pretty good
Multiple tournaments, both in-person events like SGCon and online, such as Magic: Online Challenges, all have tons of Izzet Cauldron decks taking up the majority of the metagame share
Counterspells are naturally modal due to the number of different applications they can have, and its wise to make use of them in blue decks
It just feels like the deck is once again asking us to have more mana than its giving us
Usually, an expansion will have one possibly two multicolored uncommon cards, and youll be lucky if you find one that matches the colors youre drafting