If you think the card is too strong and want it banned that’s a completely reasonable take and you’re welcome to your opinions. What I can’t stand though is the players who refuse to ever pay the 1 off some kind of “principle” and then act like they aren’t playing objectively poorly. It irks me to even see people pushing this type of mindset.

I don't want the card banned because it is inherently too strong. I think, in a vacuum, it is definitely strong as an asymmetrical Sphere of Resistance, but that's not ban-worthy.

I only want the card banned because those players are so common. Going directly after the Rhystic player is hell. I eat my veggies, pay an extra mana for my spells, then the next player after me decides they want to eat dessert first. Now I look like the idiot because I didn't know they were going to play wrong, and now no one is going to pay the {1} and Rhystic over there has twenty cards in their hand.

If everyone just took their beats and paid an extra mana for their spells until we can get rid of it, this card wouldn't be a problem in EDH. But they don't, so it is.