Slamming Atraxa on most boards wins you the game outright, and you just draw a bunch of cards to make up for it if your opponent can answer it
1 I don't recall ever playing Cytoshape, Ethereal Ambush, Groundling Pouncer, Invert the Skies, Weaver of Currents, and Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
Polyphemus demonstrates quite a bit of emotional intelligence in the Odyssey .) I love how hes scarfing down sheep whole, the way you or I might attack a bag of chips, but hes also stashed some in his belt bag for later
Its also one of the more mentally taxing mechanics for paper tournament play, since a revealed Companion puts the onus on both players to regularly verify that the condition is not violated (something that seems likely to become an accidental issue post-sideboarding in draft)
Serra Ascendant This card is not that hard to kill, and its real easy to go out of your way and bludgeon a white player for a few turns just to make sure their Serra Ascendant comes at a high pricethis punishment can be exacted in other was than just life total