Limited play might not be how many players interact with the game, but for the millions of players who play Limited, it's fundamental to their enjoyment
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Flash is a huge boon here, making it more likely you at least get the first trigger, while also playing into some of the transform mechanics on werewolves
decks that have Eternal Witness, Reclamation Sage, Aven Mindcensor, and Ramunap Excavator all at 3cmc can set up a powerful tutor / hand refill, for example
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token and that player mills ten cards
Absorb is not a powerful card, it is just a wonderfully appropriate one and still gets a lot of play as a result