To that end, he confirmed that they are going to ensure Standard, booster drafts, and other tabletop formats remain intact the way they are now, without the digital-only mechanics available in Historic
Your guess is as good as anyone's as to why that is
When you are playing counter magic specifically as a solution to those kinds of problem then Negate is about as good as it gets
One reason for this, Rasmussen says, is: "I don't know that it's going to be a strictly power level sort of thing." He gives the example of Lotus Petal - not the most powerful mana accelerant, but a card that raises eyebrows, and might warrant a higher place on the table than might be expected
Let's be honest - there's something funny about a UFO shooting out a Rakdos CarnariumRakdos Carnarium and then the Carnarium bouncing back, all while getting infinite landfall triggers for a SabotenderSabotender win condition
Its hard to get rid of, stabilizes your life total, and even blocks well