mtg cards like hardened scales Price & Card Details — Secret Lair Drop that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead. Hardened Scales - Prerelease Cards

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While that is probably not going to happen often, and you might have other targets for those counters, it shouldnt be overlooked that this on an empty board, maybe after a board wipe, will be dangerous

But the presence of storm spells in a deck fundamentally shifts this balance by turning spells cast into its own beneficial resource

Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer This isnt that different from Phyrexian Vindicatorand is in some ways worsebut Im not comparing across sets here, and a creature that can tank massive monsters is always helpful

Mono Blue Typal or Tribal Tutors Mono blue has some powerful typal (formerly tribal) creature types such as Merforlk and Wizards