Miara, Thorn of the Glade Elves arent usually the creatures for an aristocrats deck, but Miara, Thorn of the Glade flips the script
The other great thing about Snap is that its part of a three-card infinite mana combo with Eternal Witness (or similar) and Gaeas Cradle (or another way to get 6 mana out of two lands)
In the end, I think Brian won out, but only because the rules text didn't fit if it used the +1/+1 counter rules text
Mostly they were activated abilities, but a couple were costs of a triggered ability
In a deeply interactive format playing only sorcery speed is annoying, and it also stops a ton of cards such as Cascade spells, Shelldock Island, Instant Madness cards and Bring to Light
Garruk, Apex Predator is one of the most powerful and fearful forces around