They each come with their own advantages and disadvantages
Counter Blitz Counter Blitz puts you deep into the action right away with lots of different counters and ways to increase their number
Songs tend to have especially powerful effects and, unlike normal actions, you can play them for free by having one of your characters exert to sing the Song instead
For the Mike side of the equation, here are the sort of creatures Im going to want to have around to bring back with his ability: There are all sorts of creatures with awesome enters the battlefield abilities to bring back with Mike, but the ones I highlighted above help keep your hand full, which is what we want with Eleven
Wedges Aside from the 2-color guilds, youve likely heard players using other terms to describe their 3-color Magic decks
You sacrifice it and bring it back to play for a small fee