With time, though, designers did begin to experiment with cards that were at least god-adjacent even if they werent quite ready to put that in the type line
Hans, Run! along the way) cemented my undying love for all things goyf
Tree of Perdition is another we didn't expect - but I suppose it's a very funny creature to stick -1/-1 counters on and then force your opponents' life total down
Their weirder interactions are fun if you understand them, but you must explain them every time you play against someone for the first time, and your opponent never quite believes you at first
Since Simic (green/blue) colors have plenty of ways to pump the stats of your creatures, this makes reaching ten damage in just one turn trivial, thanks to all the auras and instants it has
With other counter modifiers, this can mean growing the team substantially