Permanents entering the battlefield dont cause abilities of permanents your opponents control to trigger
The strength of this version is that you dont falter in tough spots, making you better against aggressive strategies, even without the burst of lifegain from Hydroid Krasis
Zur the EnchanterZur the Enchanter - 29,796 decks, 12,899 as commander Another one of Josh Nelson's attack trigger all-stars, the more popular (and older) Zur is one of the best commanders in any enchantment-based deck not playing green cards
While Spell Snare is an incredibly situational counterspell, it has a ton of power in formats where the meta makes it an effective tool
In decks full of graveyard recursion or play from exile effects, that adds up fast, and double strike means his combat damage is already doing work on its own
You get so much for that you realize why white ramp and card draw are so rare