You can use pieces like dice or other means to indicate which level your class actually is at a given point
Then you get to hit for 4 damage a turn, with a good blocker only providing half a solution
In Case of Fire If youre one of the many Magic players that play the game in public, chances are youve used a carrying case to get your cards from your home to the destination
Moreover, if youre getting sideways every turn, your combat tricks are better-masked
This allows a player to adapt to situations, sacrificing creatures to grow Ghave when needed, then converting this commander into an army to close out a game with finishers like Craterhoof Behemoth
Think about Runeclaw Bear and Reach Through Mists stapled together, so you get to have both effects while only costing one card out of your hand