the vast majority of decks cant interact with experience counters, so even board wipes are only a temporary setback
It fulfills both important roles of blue tempo decks as a cheap flier that can also disrupt your opponents interaction
Afterlife Insurance is a huge pickup for tokens and aristocrat decks, replacing your tokens with flyers and replacing itself by drawing a card
Two decks in particular showcased the power and flexibility of Energy counters, leading to such oppressive game states they required significant action from Magic 's Play Design team, in order to keep the Standard metagame under control
Already seeing play in Standard, Modern, and Commander, Up the Beanstalk offers tremendous value
Lorwyn Eclipsed - Play Booster Box Looking to fill some gaps in your collection