I didn't reflect that much on the name change, but it was recently pointed out to me on this blog that sphere of annihilation was an artifact in D&D made famous by the 1978 module Tomb of Horrors, and it is possible that they changed the name before print to avoid any conflicts regarding intellectual property
Its people struggled to survive, hoping to see visions of its past in the strange storms that quickly passed
This card is most useful in the best decks in the format currently because it allows players to play a slower game while setting up their board, which helps players control the tempo of a match
The next layer of the counters theme is making Halana and Alena, Partners bigger so they can put more counters on your creatures each turn
For example, if you attack a player with three Dragons and a battle that player protects with two Dragons, and they all connect, the ability will trigger twice