While this makes the cost increasingly worse as the game goes on, it still seems like a reasonable expectation and would be a bit too strong and consistent if it was always so cheap to get a better version of your commander out turn after turn
The cards ability to both counter a spell and grant a big mana payout the following turn is incredibly powerful
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In the OCG / TCG , the real-life effects of "Magnet Warrior Sigma Plus" and "Magnet Warrior Sigma Minus" augment EARTH anti-support effects, with the former's effect referencing the attack manipulation strategy between Plus and Minus monsters, while the latter's effect references the prevention of battle between two monsters with the same aforementioned sub-types
If you play Jace on turn four, there's a good chance you'll be able to hold up a counter spell or kill spell to protect him