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Im doing this with EDH primarily in mind, assuming that everyone who wants to play Arclight Phoenix in Pioneer or the shock lands in Modern already have their copies

It doesn't stop all spells, but it stops enough of any modern deck based on spells that if he sticks they'll be stuck with a hand full of useless cards, and those spells will naturally be the most powerful ones available

Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind

This is great generic creature reanimation at instant speed, and it works well in defensive situations or when the creature youre reanimating is something with immediate impact like Griselbrand

Although, it's 3 life and a mana compared to 4 life