In the tradition of Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni, Nashi, Moon Sages Scion lets you get spells from the top of opponents libraries instead of the graveyard
From a mechanical perspective, this life loss drawback is reminiscent of black cards like Phyrexian Negator or Plague Spitter, but with a redemptive twist built in
Drop her on turn three, make two 1/1 hasties, swing, keep all of the loyalty on your leader
Heres what the MTG rules say about counter markers
However, as a player whose favourite deck is synergy-based and plays to the board, my strategy is easily dismantled by the Apparitions ability
While that combo is cool, its about as clunky as bouncing and recasting your enters targets, which makes me suspect this Simic commander might just be, well, clunky and slow