Then, when you ping the opponent, as long as Ballista has enough counters to survive, youll gain a life, triggering The Destined White Mage to put another +1/+1 counter on Ballista
That is, unless you play her on top of another Ariel you already have in play
It actively wants cards in the graveyard to trigger effects of various permanents
Emblems cant be removed by normal means, so even if Sephiroth is defeated, the emblem sticks around, pinging your opponents for the rest of the game
Lightning Bolt, on the contrary, isnt legal in Standard or Pioneer, so its Thrum of the Vestige version from FCA is also unplayable in those formats