If the game isn't over yet, repeat this process for each other player in turn order
These sorts of cards give you a long-game value that gains cards and power over time and can really impact the board
These include Piglet - Pooh Pirate Captain, 003-184, John Silver - Greedy Treasure Seeker, 003-071, and, lastly, Pan's archrival and the card he is built to counter, Captain Hook - Master Swordsman
Decks that want to play counters are almost always control decks, and control decks would much prefer to gain life rather than cause opponents to lose life, so all things being equal they would have preferred to play with Absorb but there were other considerations that forced most of them down the black road instead
Right now there arent many Items or Locations that require immediate removal