For instance, if I have a 3/3 creature, I can put as many +1/+1 counters on it as I want (although once its power is equal to the opponent's life total, the value gained drops off quickly)
The play pattern here is to get Vivi in play, pitch a huge red spell card to cast a free Blazing Shoal and make Vivi enormous, then use Vivi's ability to generate loads of free mana and cast more giant spells, storm off, or simply swing and deal heaps of damage to your opponent with the now embiggened mage
It impressed upon me the power of immersion. They were lessons he would recall when he discovered hobby games
Planeswalkers are powerful mages that can travel across the myriad of planes in the Magic universe, gathering spells and power from them all
Okay, look, you know what I mean