mtg baldur's gate 3 cards MTG: Which Commander Deck Should You Buy? if its the first combat phase of the turn BG3 Characters in MTG: Astarion,

Cards that punish people for playing things or taking actions seem to be what we want here

If you cascade into a counterspell, you can cast that spell the same as you would any other cascaded spell

(Note that Foundations Jumpstart cards are not Standard-legal.) Base printings only

The surprise factor evaporates with Appa, Steadfast Guardian as your commander, but you still have an out to wraths ready to go, and you can use it proactively to reset your permanents and pump out allies

She gets stronger for each arrow in her quiver (mechanically represented here as Equipment) and can remove them to "shoot" at another creature in combat