Greven took charge, contacting the Phyrexian superiors and being informed that Volrath had abdicated his throne for a personal vendetta and that an emissary of the masters would soon arrive
Bedlam Reveler saw plenty of Standard and Modern play in spellslinger and midrange strategies, and its a nice card in decks that want to be hellbent (zero cards in hand) or near that threshold
For example, if your opponent's life total can't change (perhaps because that player controls Platinum Emperion), you won't gain any life
They are basically a Chromatic Star that finds a land and continues to fix for you in future turns
Early impressions suggest that the green card pool is going to be heavily focused on big creatures and keeping your opponent's board looking light through combat, meaning draft decks built using green cards should be very intimidating
In these metas, Counterspell would be a much better choice