Cards like Knowledge Pool further deepen this theme
Considering your Commander can be one of those threats and is inherently resilient due to the rebuy factor, that is significantly easier than the actual spread of threats good against Counterspell implies
Flutist is also a Giant, a type with some niche but interesting support cards
Once the flip permanent in the in-play zone has been flipped, the normal name, text box, type line, power, and toughness of the flip permanent don't apply and the alternative versions of those characteristics apply instead
It doesn't matter what style of deck you or your opponent plays (aggro, control, combo, or some combination), you need to have disruption in your deck