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You can mitigate its effectiveness by not trading off Hero tokens versus black decks or relying on something like Hecteyes

You could also run cheap Demons like Rakshasa Deathdealer or Ammit Eternal

Land Color tag templates(None) Hive of the Eye Tyrant If you control two or more other lands, this land enters tapped

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That has applications in many competitive formats, especially in formats like Legacy and Vintage that can be dominated by blue counterspell decks