The art reminded me of Defensive Stance. As a rule, 2cmc counter spells are definitely worth finding a way to use, and (as mentioned) Scornful Egotist does this nicely. However, if you want to surprise the opponent using Egotist's ability, you're paying 3 mana for that first counter.
Superllama12
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Why yes, that is a Gleemax I have in play, so yes, I will be using a counterspell for that Shatter. No, there is no better play that I can make, why do you ask?
MattLynn
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EDH.
RDorothy
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this card deserves at least a 3. after all, it's a hard counter for only 2 cmc. most of the time their spells are going to fall within range of your own permanents. this has been a staple in my counter deck for years now, and nothing replaces it alongside essence scatter. u do realize hard counters in standard now cost 3 cmc, right?
Reflection_Pool
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EDH makes this much more useful seeing as how that format has a lack of counterspells. Also, I like art
The_Murderauder
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As Reflection_Pool and MattLynn mentioned, it's pretty good in EDH, where large mana costs abound. Makes decent protection for your creatures or combo pieces, as most removal/disruption spells have lower CMC than the things they want to remove/disrupt.
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And if they try to remove the egotist, then you use this!
As a rule, 2cmc counter spells are definitely worth finding a way to use, and (as mentioned) Scornful Egotist does this nicely. However, if you want to surprise the opponent using Egotist's ability, you're paying 3 mana for that first counter.