Often helpless in Game 1 against an angle of attack for which they were unprepared, the fair decks strike back in Games 2 and 3 with powerful targeted hate cards out of their sideboards and leave linear decks scrambling to find the best way to dodge or answer the hate
What affects the value of Shellder
Beyond that, the mechanic is pretty much just a twist on a +1/+1 counter mechanic, which means the Black Rose is a nice option to lead a counters deck, with the reanimation ability adding that Grixis flavor to shenanigans you would normally associate with the color green
Just curious to hear what they sold for at London and Yokohama and if they had limits on them (like 1 per person or whatnot)
It is seldom correct to do this, but much more often than in a Constructed format
Its also a reasonably sized blocker against things like Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer and can stop Hammertime for a turn or two thanks to reach