It is also weaker against vigilance or dorks needed purely for defense as they only need pay the mana once.Overall this is a lower number of things than would sidestep a Doom Blade or more common black restriction
For 2 mana and a further 2 equip cost, it does nothing (not even a token stat boost) but generate counters when the creature its on deals damage via battle
Chronicle of Victory and Patchwork Banner are also good choices for decks running mostly one creature type
Norins trademark ability makes it exile itself whenever a player casts a spell or a creature attacks, only to return at the beginning of the next end step
Trap cards, which are printed on a magenta/purple-coloured background, are the key ingredient in disrupting your opponents turn
Siona, Captain of the Pyleas is another choice at the top end of our shallow mana curve, but she provides a lot of value in retrieving a choice aura and then giving us fodder to sacrifice to our opponents, such as Doom Foretold