Flying Crane Technique is pretty much mandatory, too
It is restrictive enough that I do think it falls a bit short of premium Theres enough +1/+1 counter stuff in White for this to be an excellent card, especially because at worst youre getting a two mana 2/2 with Vigilance A 4-mana with Vigilance would usually make the cut, and Elesh Norn of course brings a lot more than that to the table
Getting The Glimmers [characters] to look right and trying to keep them on-model is a challenge, and youve got to take these characters and put them in completely different poses
Useful in a pinch, but not game-defining by any means
On the other hand, it was extremely underpowered, and the relatively even white/black mana split didnt work very well
It could suddenly take forty or more damage to kill you, and until you get close to dead you won't be in that much trouble