R&D spent a lot of time on this (and I'll get more into the nitty-gritty of how design structure has changed when we get to previews for Murders at Karlov Manor )
Gavin Verhey all but promised it would resurface, and with a packed release schedule, the hybrid mana conversation is likely to get loud again sooner rather than later
[7] Up until Version 3, League play was another method of competitive play
Those shenanigans get more frequent the higher power you go, too, and as soon as youre at a table where everyone has a combo or early win con, a counterspells flexibility at protecting your combo and stopping someone elses is key
(2023-10-13) Effects that last "for as long as that creature has a [kind of] counter on it," such as Aven Mimeomancer's, stop applying to Me, the immortal once it leaves the battlefield
Another possible but less likely situation: someone claiming damages to an insurance company and manipulating the price to inflate the damage claim value