Cards showing the relationship between the characters, and especially this tender moment in Lake Macalania, sell better than the actual power of the card
Brawl Legal Vintage Legal Timeless Legal Commander Legal Pauper Not Legal Oathbreaker Legal Penny Legal Toolbox Buy This Card Notes and Rules Information for Jenova, Ancient Calamity: If Jenova isn't on the battlefield at the time its first ability resolves, use Jenova's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many counters to put on the target creature
Three damage to any target for one mana is too good of a deal to ignore, and most decks that can run this effect will run some number of them
It has a nucleus or nerve center that drives the direction and growth of the guild, elements that collect nutrients and convert them into usable resources, defenses that fight off foreign bodies, and an instinctual drive to survive, reproduce, and overcome
Things aren't great right now in Standard with Field of the Dead mucking everything up, but if you're looking for a fun and exciting deck that is also competitive (Kanister made Top 8 of the Fandom Legends event as the #1 seed) Mono-Blue Dredge is great
Milling your opponent is actually positive for them unless you can finish them off, and there simply isnt enough lifegain to enable Hope as a potential win condition