Darksteel Reactor Darksteel Reactor is the epitome of an Against the Odds card, and even then, 20 counters is asking a lotso much so than when we played it in Modern, we cheated by turning it into an indestructible creature to beat down with, rather than trying to win by getting 20 charge counters on it
If John Silver Greedy Treasure Seeker then moves to it (for 2 Ink less) hed have Evasive, Resist +1, and 2 Lore
These aren't just flavorful nods to iconic villains and dark forces - these are cards that fit seamlessly into aristocrats, control, sacrifice, and reanimator strategies
If we also have any triggered ability duplicator or an extra combat provider, it quickly gets out of hand
The stats are great, it can trade for anything, and one it transforms it can gain you back some life and make your board really scary