This can still be devastating for a variety of things, such as combos that rely on creating an infinite number of enters-the-battlefield triggers, landfall decks, or strategies that rely on cards such as Animate Dead
in this case, the Pokmon that benefits from Sinister Surge gets two damage counters placed on it
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But other than that, it's simply too expensive at seven mana, and the ability, although quite strong, has a few other, more viable alternatives already in the metas of other competitive formats
Not only does it make our life more miserable against agro decks (and the matchup is very tough on its own), but it also makes our mana-choke side plan worse