Magic: The Gathering - Ob Nixilis, The Adversary Is A Strong Planeswalker Ob Nixilis, The Adversary is in a strange place gameplay-wise in Magic: The Gathering
However, if you thought that an extra 1/1 is all you are getting, dear reader, there are enough combo's we can put into this deck that will make our opponents head spin, like my favourite 2 card combo, Ivy Lane Denizen and Scurry Oak
Yes, there are actual, factual storm payoffs in the set, most notably Chatterstorm and Spreading Insurrection
If a card says loses all abilities (like Darksteel Mutation or Sudden Spoiling), that permanent still keeps any +1/+1 counters, loyalty counters, shield counters, or other counters already on it
Not to mention that Little John, Resourceful Outlaw needing to be exerted to have his effect take hold is an easy cost to pay, considering how many resistant Bodyguards your opponents will likely have to get through to challenge him.
If you want to use your former Standard cards - dating back to Return to Ravnica (2012) - in all their glory, then check out Pioneer
