Aboshan dies easily for a six mana creature - that three toughness is below the threshold for red commons in the draft (Fiery Temper, Firebolt with flashback, Flame Burst with another Burst or Pardic Firecat in the yard, Acceptable Losses, Swirling Sandstorm, Kamahl's Sledge, Sonic Seizure, and Ember Shot will kill it), making it a little too fragile to survive in most instances
That loyalty is awfully low
In addition to some new mechanics like Radiation counters, this set sees the return of some older ones that we havent seen in years, such as Energy counters
The deck is still interested in killing through combat damage, so I wouldn't really call it a pillow fort deck
That aside, it creates an interesting mini-game where creatures are gradually killed off from weakest to strongest
Its safe to say that Vintage Power 9 has always defined the Vintage format