Sometimes, the rules make it very difficult to do so (like Krosan Grip its Split Second ability ensures you can't cast Counterspell or similar spells, but triggered abilities like the ones found on Counterbalance or Kira, Great Glass-Spinner can, under certain circumstances, still counter them)
The goal of this deck is to be seeing a lot of cards, so I'm more concerned with facilitating digging for what I need as opposed to consistency
One of its best usages is responding to an Omnath, Locus of Creation draw trigger which prevents your opponent from being able to play a land and therefore denying them important life gain, which this deck can seriously struggle against
Volraths Stronghold is a land card that returns a creature from your graveyard to the top of your deck
There have been ups and downs, but most importantly, its been a key developmental time for Magic s most popular format