Consider a card like Longstalk Brawl (which is the kind of removal spell you'll often find in a limited environment): Putting that +1/+1 counter on your own Creature can make or break the outcome of this fight, and certainly the extra power can be relevant when it comes time to enter the red zone
Lastly, theres an iconic card, The Golden Throne
Before leaving Theros, Ajani ventured to Heliod's Temple to tell his followers about Elspeth's murder
Frodo, Sauron's Bane Frodo, Sauron's Bane is a sneaky little Hobbit
Itll just take a long time if you and your opponents dont match on numbers
It's good, though, because it gives us players just another way to make board states awkward, protect key pieces on the cheap, and punish opponents who assume their removal spells will always land just because you're not playing Blue