mtg combine cards each creature you control enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it I didn't know you could

Still powerful though

Obvious use in Sami, Wildcap Captain aside, there are plenty of decks from Osgir to Daretti that want cheap equipment in play to weld away or to recur from the yard

Hecteyes Hecteyes gets really powerful if you are able to reuse it, and is very relevant in the late game

Don't forget her lifelink and first strike too

Sure, you might not be able to completely avoid them since an opponent might play with them, but considering the popularity of card alters, there is no guarantee you'd never play against a card with Fortnite, Lord of the Rings or Street Fighter art even if the Universes Beyond product line didn't exist