No, that's not something many trainers are excited for
Its swirling energy and dark elegance make it one of the most impressive ex designs to date
Either way, Pashalik Mons works great with cards like Skirk Prospector and Mana Echoes, as you could theoretically kill your entire table with this, given enough setup
A white-blue-black that costs four total mana, hes a 3/3 with incredible abilities for being that mana-cheap, including First Strike, vigilance, AND menace
It places said counters on other creatures, it goes back to your hand when it dies, and, more importantly for our purposes, it draws you cards whenever a creature with a -1/-1 counter on it dies
Is there an inherent advantage to making one of your creatures a 1/1 that cant be blocked