And while that's cheaper than our next entry at #5, like it, you really need four to party
(If a creature with a shield counter would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.) Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures
Its also good with Jace Reawakened, a card that can plot cheap spells at will
The rules text on cipher cards says, encoded on a creature you control, and though it might seems that means you are targeting your creature, you're not without the target language
The counterpoint is that, if you do get going, this deck is the one that does the least broken things
She is a brutal planeswalker you will almost never ultimate (unless you have multiples), never minus to return a permanent (unless you want to chain Nissas), and will almost exclusively bludgeon whoever youre playing with over and over again