I could see myself playing this card and then removing the rest of the copies (or some other dead card) from my deck to play with a smaller deck size
If it returns to exile later in the turn, you can't play it again
though some commanders like Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald use discarding as part of the cost, the card itself doesnt care about discarding
The offset position of our stunning spellcaster puts the focus more on the counterspell depiction, making it stand out from many others
The latter scenario, known as decking out, transpires when a player is unable to draw a card when required, adding an additional layer of strategic depth to the game.
Eat to Extinction Eat to Extinction is an easier to cast Vraska's Contempt that replaces the lifegain with a bit of card selection / graveyard fill (basically surveil 1), which is an upgrade for most Commander decks