By having a bunch of toughness on the table, we can essentially ignore a huge percentage of the opponents creatures and save our removal spells for when they matter
And in case you're wondering, that metal thing in the corner of the card art is a basic enemy in FF8 called a GIM47N, which is something the character will be beating up on in the prison sequence from that game
What are Jumpstart Booster packs in Magic The Gathering
While there were several competing styles of Survival decks around the time of its banning, the one that really ignited the controversy was Calebs Vengevine/Survival deck that would quickly put all its Vengevines into the graveyard, then play a couple of Basking Rootwallas for free, leading to extremely backbreaking assaults (frequently in the air, thanks to Wonder) that were immune to most forms of interaction
Jetmir, Nexus of Revels comes to mind
This can deal with commanders in a way that other spells cant because it stays on the table instead of going back to the command zone
