There are a couple of caveats in this scenario, though, so let's look at what happens if you remove the creature if tribute was paid, versus removing the creature if tribute was not paid
Etali is a commonly played 6-mana 6/6 at the kitchen table generally and Commander specifically
Unlike Jhoira, she needs you to consistently be drawing cards to get the counters
So a while back I noticed an ad on my local Craigslist for 2,000 Magic cards for sale for $200 dollars
A 1-mana protection instant is valuable against the hordes of removal out there, but for simply 1 more mana, you also get a bit of lifegain
OP-16 is a collector-first set because the theme is Marineford, the Leader lineup includes Ace, Luffy, Buggy, Sengoku, Yamato, and Blackbeard, and the top chase attention is already centered on the Admiral Super Parallels