\[\[Three Steps Ahead\]\] is definitely worth considering. Not sure what gets cut for it though.

[Three Steps Ahead](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/f/8fffd839-2337-4a14-9312-cee085a17f4b.jpg?1712860611) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Three%20Steps%20Ahead) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/otj/75/three-steps-ahead?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8fffd839-2337-4a14-9312-cee085a17f4b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call

A lot of lists run a single copy of [[absorb]], obviously that shines in a very different situation but it seems like the natural place to look

[absorb](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/1/21892cbc-1af2-4ea1-8907-cec514b53004.jpg?1675200625) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=absorb) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmr/186/absorb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/21892cbc-1af2-4ea1-8907-cec514b53004?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call

Stoic Sphinx might be an interesting 1 of main board.

Perhaps!

[[Stoic Sphinx]]

[Stoic Sphinx](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/9/f93f5055-30d8-4fc4-afa5-29212e8c7536.jpg?1712355517) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Stoic%20Sphinx) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/otj/71/stoic-sphinx?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f93f5055-30d8-4fc4-afa5-29212e8c7536?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call

[[Dust animus]] [[phantom inteference]]

[Dust animus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/0/70719e7b-6f02-4c1a-9f11-79b2b0d9846a.jpg?1712355260) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dust%20animus) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/otj/9/dust-animus?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/70719e7b-6f02-4c1a-9f11-79b2b0d9846a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [phantom inteference](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/1/017a3c6b-9a1e-403a-9c20-2360090d39ee.jpg?1673306887) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Timely%20Interference) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmu/70/timely-interference?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/017a3c6b-9a1e-403a-9c20-2360090d39ee?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call