The victory is sweeter with a deck like this , so if youre getting a little bored of the same old interactions, this is where you can find the drama again, and maybe even a little role-play, as you hold fast against the tide
You're going to want to be able to manipulate those counters pretty freely since she won't be able to attack or block for at least two turns after you play her otherwise
The set featured a Tera Charizard ex, who, thanks to the terastalization process, became a Darkness-type Pokemon and shifted around its weakness to Grass type
I cant think of a more pleasant deck to play against, personally
Ward is the modern iteration of this effect, and its what MTG will use going forward as a replacement for hexproof and shroud
Alternative costs, additional costs, and cost reductions don't change a spell's mana value