Afflict is a triggered ability that appears on creatures, and is always written with a number, like Afflict N. Whenever a creature with it becomes blocked, the defending player loses N life
That is a neat two card combo, but we can step it up a bit more and make a more potent combo than that
While slightly below rate, its flexible, instant, and it exiles, making it a maindeckable way to answer Edgar, Charmed Groom or his Coffin
One can make creatures effectively unblockable by supplying protection and altering colors, and opponents' removal can be made useless in the same way
Descendants' Path Descendants' Path can give you a free creature every turn, and youll see this green enchantment played in decks that want to cast expensive creatures like dinosaurs, dragons, and big slivers