For the aforementioned eight mana, you get an 8/8 flying vigilance Angel that is both indestructible and also provides that same indestructibility to every permanent you control
Summary Mardu decks in Magic: The Gathering combine black, red, and white colors, offering powerful removal spells and value card draw options
It works as a silver bullet against certain strategies: Aggro decks hate it because creatures effectively lose haste, it slows down artifact decks that rely on churning out fast mana and rocks
Together, these three cards play out like this: You play Zack, and he gets the +1/+1 counter
If we are ranking each card solely for what it does and not for outside factors, I believe Ponder is a little bit better
As good as it is for beating high-tempo plays, it can be made to look bad by slower decks with a slew of individually impactful cards, like Death and Taxes