Poison Counters First introduced in Legends , poison counters are placed on players
Theyre usually an excuse to make splashy boundary-breaking creatures, and the individual designs tend to be good ones
Whether its Duress, Thoughtseize, Grief, or Inquisition of Kozilek, almost any black decklist will find room for these powerful tools somewhere in their 75
Its one of the best cards you can cast if you overload it, and also one of the most annoying to see cast from across the table
And that assumes theyre trading the next most valuable mythic in the set, and not one of the less valuable mythics like Jodah, the Unifier ($3.81), or Ajani, Sleeper Agent ($1.87)
Grant trample to cards like Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon and Chained Throatseeker to help achieve the alternative wincon