Maybe a bit mana-intensive, but the rewards are all there, and the final level is great upside on whats essentially a 2-mana 2/2
My favorite solution to this is to come up with fun, never-before-seen combos
Brawl Legal Vintage Legal Timeless Legal Commander Legal Pauper Not Legal Oathbreaker Legal Penny Not Legal Toolbox Buy This Card Notes and Rules Information for Cid, Timeless Artificer: The second ability of Cid, Timeless Artificer lets you ignore the "four-of" rule in constructed play
In this interaction, if the opponent casts a spell with a converted mana cost of two, the player with "Counterbalance" can reveal the top card of their library and counter the spell
This precon adds a small twist to the archetype by adding a Graveyard subtheme, milling yourself of enchantments with cards like Nyx Weaver and placing a greater emphasis on recursion with cards like Starfield of Nyx