Well, I guess theres probably no small way for Dinosaurs, but I digress
Wizards Retort fills out the trio of conditional counterspells we can choose between, but it requires you play Merfolk Trickster in order to have enough Wizards to enable it and Im unwilling to do that presently
The strong arrival and transform triggers can layer serious value over time
"Episode 9: Beauty in Destruction" Harless : At first, the three dryads that make up Trostani seem confused, but eventually it is Oba who takes credit for the killings
in case of Infect only, the player gets that many poison counters, loses life otherwise
Theres a suite of excellent countermagic and instant-speed removal like Annul, Counterspell and Go for the Throat to ensure you call the shots on what happens on the battlefield