UW Control is a permission-heavy deck with sweepers and planeswalkers that aims to stabilize the board and win via card advantage. Annul, Disdainful Stroke, and Negate counter their sweepers, Teferi-style planeswalkers, and key card advantage spells at instant speed. Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon provides additional evasive threats that are difficult to answer with generic removal. Your low-curve Eddymurk Crab and Hearth Elemental creatures apply pressure quickly before they can establish their control plan. Abrade, Sear, and Abandon Attachments are mostly dead against creature-light control, while Bounce Off and Spider-Sense are too situational when you need consistent proactive threats.