;-) EDIT Oh, one more thing: 701.5b The player who cast a countered spell or activated a countered ability doesn't get a "refund" of any costs that were paid
You have the extra drain mode to increase the utility, you can do multiple modes at once, you can enable your own graveyard synergies, and most importantly Brutality is only two mana
MH3 COMMANDER: RED Ill be honest, the other three red energy cards are pretty medium even in an energy deck, and probably cards Id consider cutting
Drannith Magistrate can be useful by itself as a way to counter decks that play tons of cards from their graveyards or from exile
Ashling, Rekindled is a great way to cycle through cards to find those four-cost spells, and transforming her into Ashling, Rimebound will help you cast them more easily