Just like how Niv-Mizzet counts two colors, use multi-colored lands to smooth out our mana base
If the only card in all graveyards is a single artifact creature card, Barrowgoyf will be a 2/3
Edgar Markov Possibly Magic's best Mardu card , Edgar Markov might be the strongest typal commander in the game simply because you dont need to have this vampire commander on the battlefield to get rewarded for filling your deck with vampires
This card was so eminently strong when it was legal in Standard that it had to be banned, as there was simply no downside for any midrange deck that featured the color red to include it
Similarly, if you choose the second mode and the creature loses its counters in response, you can't destroy it instead
Half of the time, its simply a slightly more expensive Eerie Interlude, while the other half its a slightly more expensive Eerie Interlude with some extra sauce on top