When a creature damages you, you put a "globe" counter on it
3 Gargos, Vicious Watcher While Omnath is all about mana, Gargos, Vicious Watcher, is all about massive Creatures, specifically Hydras
Evasion is something that merfolk do really well, so combat damage triggers are another great payoff for merfolk decks
Melvin: I played against this and tried to trample past it, but it just went into its shell, flew away from me until it hit this brick down the path, then shot right back at me
Very cheap hexproof creatures would eventually form a staple for Auras decks due to being incredibly hard to remove once they get suited up
The 40-card limit was kept for Limited play