To solve for them, we leaned on Celes at the start of the second half of the game where she is determined and hopeful on getting the group back together, as opposed to focusing her spellcaster abilities
Meanwhile, if an opponent would put a counter on a target, they put half as many rounded down on that target instead
The activated ability essentially upgrades it into a different creature, and works in much the same way as 'level-up' creatures like Evolved Sleeper
This means you'll be triggering the first three steps straight away, netting you an exiled card and six red mana to play with
One of the things I'd realized about -1/-1 counters is that they allow us to make effects where the creature can grow, but unlike +1/+1 counters, we can cap the effect
Any damage your opponent deals to you will quickly be undone with your life-gain spells.Powerful Auras like Trollhide and Indestructibility make any creature nearly unstoppable, but you can get the most out of your Auras by being clever about which creatures you enchant