(So much so that now most of the cheap acceleration we make costs at least two mana.) You can start powering out your threats quicker than your opponent, putting you at a sizable advantage
I am not one of those great math guys (I studied technical physics only), but if, for example, Creeping Chill got banned instead of Faithless Looting we would be left with 14 free spells
The key wording on this card is prevent all damage that would be dealt, and thats what elevates it even higher
Beyond that, there are so many decks that care about keeping their Commander in play that this card will be good forever
Well, Krrik, Son of Yawgmoth is a seven mana 2/2 with lifelink that gets a +1/+1 counter on it whenever you cast a Black spell
The main exception is Instants Instants, like Sorceries, represent one-time-use magical spells that go to your graveyard after they take effect