Ertai's Meddling
Instant
Mana Cost:
{X}{U}
CMC 1
Colors:
U
Set:
Tempest (TMP)
Rarity:
Rare
Standard
Commander
X can't be 0. Target spell's controller exiles it with X delay counters on it. At the beginning of each of that player's upkeeps, if that card is exiled, remove a delay counter from it. If the card has no delay counters on it, the player puts it onto the stack as a copy of the original spell.
Deck Archetypes
Counterspell Control
Graveyard Recursion
The ability to exile spells with delay counters and return them as copies fits counterspell control and graveyard recur…