Being able to get any card you want is essential to combo decks, especially in singleton formats like cEDH
The biggest difference is that hexproof allows the permanent with the ability to be the target of spells by its controller, allowing that player to buff their creature with auras and equipment while shroud doesnt
You cant counter it, and you cant remove it the turn it comes down, so its hard to deal with it efficiently
Then that player discards two cards unless he or she discards a land card
However, card stock can vary between sets and even products (like Commander decks vs
The alternative is connive , a creature ability in Esper (white, blue, and black colours) that lets you draw X cards, discard the same number of cards, and then put a +1/+1 counter on the creature for each nonland card discarded this way