In a nutshell, Oko has a lot of loyalty to protect itself, and both of its abilities are good. That Oko’s oppressive elkification ability is a +1 makes it even more obnoxious to deal with!
When a cheap permanent is able to answer almost every creature in Standard that can threaten its controller’s board, that’s a problem. Oko, Thief of Crowns is not the first planeswalker to draw a Standard ban, but he certainly outpaced Jace, the Mind Sculptor in that regard, not even making it three months before his elk-proliferating ways and shirt-averse shenanigans proved too oppressive for Standard. This card was, unsurprisingly, 1st on my Top 12 list. Sit well in order and smite the sounding furrows, because big things are coming. I hope you all enjoyed our 2019 Top 12 retrospective, because tomorrow we’re looking ahead to another much-hoped-for set. That kind of power and versatility is what made him so seductive (various references definitely intended) and also so dangerous I doubt he’ll be unbanned in Pioneer any time soon, though he may make a lasting impact on Modern and Legacy. And when you do need to go on the offense, he can start creating you an army of stompy deer – for no mana investment other than his original cost. This may not sound like a great deal until you consider that it’s often easier to protect yourself against a 3/3 creature than Embercleave or Bolas’s Citadel. Like many planeswalkers, his abilities have a clear suggested “order” or story, involving trading Food tokens for more aggressive things your opponent might play, but he’s actually equally good at just turning everything into an Elk until time stops. Thief of time, thief of desire, thief of almost anything relevant. Thief of Crowns, thief of hearts, and thief of formats.
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