Pay X mana and remove X +1/+1 counters from Marath, and you can do one of the following: Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature Have Marath deal X damage to target creature or player Put an X/X green elemental creature token onto the battlefield This means if you get infinite mana, you can pull all the counters off of Marath to use his ability, send him to the command zone, recast him, and do it again until your opponents are all dead or you have an infinitely wide board of infinitely large creatures
Atla Palani, Nest Tender is a great way to get a (semi-random) creature into play at a cheated cost each turn
And thats me thinking really small with it too
Cards without this mark are either shadowless or unlimited editions, which, while rare, are less valuable
It promotes aggression across the table and protects you through sheer threat acceleration
It was too early to know if RPGs and turn-based games were my genre, but I knew I liked this