If the ability doesn't resolve (either for having its target become illegal or because a spell or ability counters it), the mode chosen for that instance of the ability still counts as being chosen
Exxaxl: Id describe The Peregrine Dynamo as a lite version of Strionic Resonator on a colorless body
Strength of Will (SPM-118) - Marvel's Spider-Man Wizards of the Coast Instant Rare null/null Until end of turn, target creature you control gains indestructible and "Whenever this creature is dealt damage, put that many +1/+1 counters on it." $1.87 You're $ away from free shipping
Upgrade Goals I have some specific goals when upgrading Corrupting Influence : Cut the low-impact poison cards Add haste enablers Add the remaining good poison cards Add more proliferate Spend the rest of the budget on general upgrades While the precon is very good overall, the biggest weakness is that there's a bunch of bad poison cards eating up card slots: Blight Mamba, Ichorclaw Myr, Culling Ritual etc
Just grab a few dice, and you have as many Food tokens as you need from just one card