There was a time that creatures sucked
Where it gets interesting is when you use this blue creature as a vessel to proliferate other cards
It also had the advantage of being more elegant than its mirror card Undermine, as it was a simple combination of Healing Salve and Counterspell for the combined price of both of them, and while the strength of the colors meant the ranking here goes the other way, Absorb shows how it's more important to get what you need rather than what is technically more valuable
Legendary Creature - Human Shaman Color tag templates(None) Scourge of the Throne Flying Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.) Whenever this creature attacks for the first time each turn, if it's attacking the player with the most life or tied for most life, untap all attacking creatures
In their places, I brought in a few sweepers and two copies of Flare of Malice, which is a nice answer to Trons big finishers