The illustrations are a treat, and so are the mechanics
| 5 mana counterspells seems nice, but often end up being rather underwhelming, more often than not
However, its extremely doubtful that the shooting itself was the reason why the card was modified, as a change like that would have been planned and executed further in advance than how close Dragons Exalted was released after the tragedy
And because equitable gameplay and everyones enjoyment are valued just as much as achieving a victory condition in most games of Commander, win-more ultimately means that everyone wins less
Whats nice is that thanks to its final ability, you can use Brilliant Wings to protect any one of your creatures, then when you want to jam a bigger, more impactful threat, youre free to move Brilliant Wings over to it