From that point onward, the opponent was Ophidian locked, and it was Counterspell city until the cow came home
Cards like this are extremely rare and it is even rare for one to come up for auction, in fact this is the first time that one is offered at public auction
Speaking of, you can tap the creature to remove a counter and draw a card
If I were building the deck for repeated play, I might lean more into looting effects, add in more varied wincons and try to set the deck up for a more diverse game experience
Seizan, Perverter of Truth With Seizan, Perverter of Truth you get a big Howling Mine, which gets better if you have cards like Sheoldred, the Apocalypse or Nekusar, the Mindrazer in play
We ol' timers may know this as "the [autocard mvid="25676"]Goblin War Drums[/autocard] effect." Once a creature with menace is legally blocked by two or more creatures, removing those blockers from combat won't change or undo the block