2024-06-07 If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to connive but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still connives, although you can't put any +1/+1 counters on it
It's also another great way of dealing with indestructible creatures, as one of the few ways of getting rid of them is to weaken them down to below zero toughness through an effect like this
It has a strength of four and a willpower of three
I like this version in particular over the 2018 printing because it has the original art and card frame, which I think is far superior to newer versions
They both shut down enter the battlefield abilities, which is primarily useful against Elementals
White Interaction Ben Guilfoyle charts white removals evolution: from Alphas Swords/Disenchant to catch-all O-Ring effects and modern three-mana answers, plus tools like Path and Prismatic Ending