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Another option is using something that can fill a party role and last through a board wipe think Bitterblossom, When building around Nalie, you will want to keep a high creature count to maximize your chance at reaching a full party but being able to search out the last party member you need is important and a card like Coveted Prize should certainly make the final cut

2 Rhystic Study Players will never have to worry about drawing enough cards with Rhystic Study on the board

Taking six from an unblocked mana dork is scary stuff

We have crazy amounts of artifact ramp in the form of mana rocks (Izzet Signet) and planeswalkers (Tezzeret the Schemer)

What razor-sharp incisors await the benighted soul who reaches out to pet it