Effects that otherwise modify the target's power and toughness, including +1/+1 counters, will still apply no matter when they took effect
But you can use it to, say, rearrange the power distribution of your team to destroy your opponents blocks, ensure that your Sword of Whatever and Stuff is equipped to an unblocked creature, and even use it defensively to make a meager blocker much stronger after you attacked with the creatures holding all your buffs
It's a fun strategy that can quickly overwhelm opponents
Spellgorger Weird is similar, but it gets a permanent buff instead thanks to +1/+1 counters
Our first combo wincon is piggybacking off a card thats already in the list Professor Onyx
I had two main plans for my cube build, a control list and a midrange one