Absorb is a wonderful second Counterspell for traditional white-blue-style control decks, giving them two things they want and nothing they don't
Its worth noting that Prowess decks can play this card because the 1/2 Soul-Scar Mages and Monastery Swiftspears will grow to 2/3s before Return resolves
Due to the large fan base and the beauty of this illustration, we expect this card to reach high numbers both now and in the future
With only four options to choose from, and all but one of them costing three mana, we're not really seeing a slam dunk here outside of Korlessa, Scale SingerKorlessa, Scale Singer
A card can be considered rare due to: Limited print runs Some cards were produced in extremely small quantities
However, it does come with the caveat that you need to control a creature with power four or greater in order to receive this benefit