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On the other hand, Odric, Master Tactician can just force all of your opponents to not block, or get rid of pesky creatures your opponents have by deciding how they block

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Broadly, there are two types of counterspells in Magic: hard and soft. Hard counters stop spells in their tracks without any restrictions, while soft spells either only stop the spell temporarily, or have an option to bypass the counter

As such, you can treat your Legendaries as ramp to cast bigger threats later in the game but thanks to Esikas vigilance ability, these can also get into combat if required