Most of the time when being a counterspell Cryptic is just an awkward costing Dismiss, a card which isn't close to cube quality
Whether you like it or not, Alchemy is already feeling the strain of MTG Arenas limited development recourses
The Sultai colors are among the most played since they have tons of synergies to mess around with, but any of them are worth finding a spot in your deck
Do note that, because of how rare these cards are, sales do not happen too often
Forsaken Monument and Forensic Gadgeteer both get you there, and then that mana can be thrown into Esoteric Duplicator for infinite cards, or Urza, Lord High Artificer to play your entire deck at once
This means that you have to grant regeneration before lethal is dealt