Even though Queen Brahne is likely to die in combat, it should be able to trade off with something in the process and leave you up one Wizard token, which is a pretty good deal
Better yet, this is a leaves-the-battlefield effect, so you can blink it to set up the draw multiple times
It also had the advantage of being more elegant than its mirror card Undermine, as it was a simple combination of Healing Salve and Counterspell for the combined price of both of them, and while the strength of the colors meant the ranking here goes the other way, Absorb shows how it's more important to get what you need rather than what is technically more valuable
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When ranking board wipes, efficiency is important because we want the most bang for our mana investment
Aside from providing consistent answers to defensive situations (where smaller Toxic setups might struggle), it can deftly switch between hitting opponents life and inflicting poison counters, as it was originally designed