White Whites got an especial penchant for strong removal in Commander, featuring two of the best ways to kill a creature alongside excellent effects like Oblation and Oblivion Ring
Summer Magic ended up failing to fix many of these issues or simply having additional issues that resulted in the set never being released , which is why this copy of Volcanic Island is so covetable, as some boxes of cards did end up in public hands
Not only does this card buff itself, but it generates tokens to crew itself with as well
Counters shenanigans with cards like Contractual Safeguard and Resourceful Defense are kind of the thing you want to do with an Athreos, Shroud-Veiled deck, and that sounds fun, but it also sounds like third place at the EDH table
This is why its often paired with Voyaging Satyr and Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
For each player, including yourself, you must choose a creature with power 2 or less to save if you can