Creatures you control with enhancements on them have base power and toughness 8/8
"...Nowhere to go but up, I guess?" SIMON: In addition to several minor distinctions, there are two major differences
Flying, vigilance, and toxic 2 can help you distribute a good number of poison counters while still having a pretty tough blocker
This gave you a boss monster to capitalize on your nigh-infinite advantage, something the deck sorely needed
Also, inflict 300 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points for each "Attack and Receive" card in your Graveyard.
Heliod, Sun-Crowned | Illustration by Lius Lasahido +1/+1 counters are game objects or markers that go onto creatures and increase their power and toughness for as long as though counters remain