Let's break down each way: Flash There's not a ton of options for casting your pups with flash, but a few, like Vivien, Champion of the Wilds and the newly printed Arlinn, the Pack's Hope, are exceptional in this deck: Stopping Our Opponents From Casting Now this is a bit controversial, but there's no denying that running ways to slow down our opponents will greatly increase the chances that our werewolves transform and stay that way
As interesting as these creatures were, it is quite possible that the best use for them was food for Lord of the Pit
Plus, you're playing Black, so you'll be able to recur it from the graveyard and maybe find another opponent to fall victim to the Tree of Perdition and Triskaidekaphobia's nasty combination
With Final Fantasy still in its prime and Edge of Eternities right around the corner, few Magic: The Gathering players will have had massive new Universes Beyond collaboration on their bingo cards
Very much one of the top tier counterspells