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Being able to have a removal spell immediately for Hostage Taker is going to be critical for midrange matchups in Standard, as you cant allow your opponent to untap and cast your threat

For example, Notch has designed a card called Aggressive Mining, while George Fan (of Plants vs Zombies fame) has designed the plant creature card, "Genesis Hydra"

Its hard to argue with a spell that can put a +1/+1 counter on your best creature and phase it out to keep it perfectly safe from all manner or removal or sweepers

Great when talking about JRPGs, but it becomes a real hassle when discussing the finals of your fantasy football league