What happens is that players read the text and because they don't understand how it would be used, they assume they are misunderstanding something and thus convince themselves they don't understand it even though they comprehend the words
Creatures (13) Lands (29) 2 Forest 2 Snow-Covered Forest 2 Gemstone Mine 1 Boros Garrison 1 Selesnya Sanctuary 1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion 2 Gruul Turf 2 Breeding Pool 1 Ghost Quarter 4 Simic Growth Chamber 1 Vesuva 3 Tolaria West 1 Bojuka Bog 1 Slayers' Stronghold 1 Cavern of Souls 1 Radiant Fountain 1 Field of the Dead 2 Castle Garenbrig Spells (18) Apart from Okos role in transforming and fighting hate cards, its worth noting that Oko itself is a hate card, in that some strategies are fundamentally weak against the card
(Damage and effects that say destroy dont destroy it.) We shall persevere. Illustrated by Cristi Balanescu Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp
Id also consider this card if you need a lot of lessons in your graveyard and theyre currently sitting in your hand
But it also looks pretty awesome with some epic Pokemon in it
Beyond that, multiple different variants of Niv-Mizzet go infinite with one another as well as with Curiosity-style effects that draw you cards upon damaging foes