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That is, something repeated across many cards that helps make the set function

People have joked that the protection effect is a Time Walk and that joke ends up more true than Id like to admit

You can have a card like Bolas's Citadel or Ad Nauseam that lets you lose 20+ life in a turn and convert it into a giant Crackle with Power to win

You won't put +1/+1 counters on General Leo Cristophe

It can help you adapt to anything your opponent throws at you, or recover when a key creature is removed

It cant target creatures, but for burn decks that simply want to reduce the opponents life total, that doesnt matter too much