Three of the modes will be commonly used to handle a variety of situations, which include controlling both the hand and battlefield
Mirkwood Bats Life drain when you create tokens, and life drain when you sacrifice them
You can let your chosen target attack another player and deal lethal damage to them, then cast Settle in the end of combat step, when those creatures are still considered attacking but after damage has been dealt, to take out two birds with one stone
Force of Will The ultimate counterspell A good counterspell is one that you can cast whenever you feel like it, and ideally one that hits everything
Notable Exclusions Niv-Mizzet Reborn - Because the main goal of the deck is to cast spells with lots of colors, there aren't a huge amount of 2 color spells
Certainly hes some mono-green beater who pumps all your swashbuckling rogues or something