I think the thing that everyone is missing is that WotC very seldom staples mass +1/+1 counter-manipulation (And by that, I mean multiple groups of several +1/+1s at a time, rather than simply 1 +1/+1 put on a lot of things/the entire board at once) to a *Triggered Ability* . Look at the likes of Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider and Doubling Season by comparison. Both are replacement effects that would essentially require you duplicate each permanent to increase their respective capacities to output +1/+1 counters. Railway Brawler, unlike those cards, can have its output increased by simply utilizing Trigger-addition effects. Most of the time, in most formats, I agree that at a certain point the number of +1/+1s being generated rapidly becomes academic. EDHs 20-Commander Damage-and-you’re out, plus it’s widespread usage of power-check card-draw that’s often too expensive mana-wise elsewhere are exceptions that prove the rule, IMO. I just haven’t finished dredging the card pool for a dirt-cheap way to Panharmicon this guy.
I think the thing that everyone is missing is that WotC very seldom staples mass +1/+1 counter-manipulation (And by that, I mean multiple groups of several +1/+1s at a time, rather than simply 1 +1/+1 put on a lot of things/the entire board at once) to a *Triggered Ability* .
Look at the likes of Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider and Doubling Season by comparison. Both are replacement effects that would essentially require you duplicate each permanent to increase their respective capacities to output +1/+1 counters.
Railway Brawler, unlike those cards, can have its output increased by simply utilizing Trigger-addition effects.
Most of the time, in most formats, I agree that at a certain point the number of +1/+1s being generated rapidly becomes academic.
EDHs 20-Commander Damage-and-you’re out, plus it’s widespread usage of power-check card-draw that’s often too expensive mana-wise elsewhere are exceptions that prove the rule, IMO.
I just haven’t finished dredging the card pool for a dirt-cheap way to Panharmicon this guy.
I think it's going to be a holy grail card in my xenagos god of revels deck!