+1/+1 counter decks are getting some very real support in DTK
As a key member of the team that created Jumpstart , I feel it is an excellent playtesting tool
I spent more time prepping for this piece than I typically do
Drawing cards in Magic: The Gathering always feels good
Finally, because he can make many spells and abilities free, he can be the third card in numerous infinite combos, like Carrion Feeder and Gravecrawler, Necrotic Ooze with Asmodeus, the Archfiend in your graveyard, or even just K'rrik and Blood Celebrant, which essentially makes a free mana of any one color for each three life you pay
The moment people saw those, they were like, "We have to make these." (Six of them appear in Zendikar Rising , with the remaining four appearing in Kaldheim .) A separate issue that I'd been wrestling with is that I've been trying to find more ways to tie together the three non-core premier sets in a single Magic "year" (aka the fall, winter, and spring setsusing northern hemisphere seasons)