This card is more of a value engine in a long game, and players arent that likely to spend two spells to deal with this guy, and even a wrath effect needs to have a bait spell before it
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Bitterthorn + Sword of the Animist Im sure you could write a thesis on which is better between Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus and Sword of the Animist, but this aint no thesis, and I like them both
With double strike and a +1/+1 counter every time another legendary creature enters your battlefield, it quickly scales into a major threat
Transgress does what you need it to with a little bit of a perk at the cost of some clunkiness
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