And since The One Ring is legendary, if you have multiple copies in your deck, you can cast a new One Ring and sacrifice the old one, resetting the counters
its ramp, its a Snake
For that, youll be able to discard any number of creature cards as it enters the battlefield, gaining a number of keyword counters - including flying, trample, haste, indestructible, deathtouch and more - if it discards cards with those keywords
I rate this as one of the best spot removal spells you can play in a UW based control deck behind only the premium one mana cards, Winds of Abandon, and perhaps Wingshards if you count that as spot rather than mass removal
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By attacking with Spark Trooper, I gain 6 life in total