But before we just go down the avenue of -1/-1 counters, like sliding in Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons and and Archfiend of Ifnir, think about the idea of using other kinds of counters, even +1/+1 counters that make your opponents creatures better
First, we see Bruno Madrigal who sees prophecies in tablets in a cave where dripping Amethyst ink pools in front of him
Thalia, Heretic Cathar 2W Legendary Creature Human Soldier 3/2 First strike Creatures and nonbasic lands your opponents control enter the battlefield tapped
But like I said with the Tyranids deck, the focus of these decks is on the 40 or so new cards in every single deck, not on the handful of reprints to flesh them out
Rocco Gest: Cool so he just gives you a 3/3 token with the instant/sorcery ciphered onto it
Either way, exile does the real work here