A pretty foil would connect with the rest of the card in the best possible way, and sometimes it does that
Another quick way to put your opponent on their back foot is to play Axgard Cavalry and then start swinging with filler commons like Gnottvold Recluse by turn 3
P/T Number 316 Language English Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Commander, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless, Vintage Rulings (9/20/2024) If the target creature is an illegal target as Fear of Missing Out's last ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen
The list below is very much what counter burn looked like in Mirrodin block and shows why it was not quite tier one, having to play things like Mystical Tutor and Boomerang are unpleasant, the lack of threats makes actually winning hard and stuff that resolves is a royal pain
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