Its hard not to get swept up in the nostalgia of it all
Just two mana for three shield counters is excellent, and in counter-centric decks you're likely also going to be running things like Doubling Season to make those shields last even longer
Recently, by the way, we've started putting more toughness in black to separate it from red's higher-power-than-toughness make-up
This two-drop mana dork has great 1/3 reach size, taps for any color, and then you'll draw in your upkeep if you have a larger powered dork to of at least 7 power
Despite many powerful individual cards, the overall deck isn't a competitive product
Sheoldred / The True Scriptures Sheoldred, like all the other Phyrexians this release, is a pretty standard rendition