I always kind of thought it was weird this was a Core Set card
Illustrated by: Warren Mahy Source: Saproling Burst Snake Artifact Creature Snake 1 / 1 Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player gets a poison counter
Well, a few of them, depending on your speed
A colorless draw engine for the whole table is a great resource, and even if youre the one that gets stuck with Xantcha, youre getting a 5/5 Phyrexian that deals commander damage
[casthaven]War Falcon[/casthaven] was the next dip into the [casthaven]Savannah Lions[/casthaven] template and I will admit, I only have this on my radar because it works well for my Knights Tribal archetype for my Commons Cube
For roughly $2, its one of the best and most reliable counterspells you can play