I've been thinking along the same lines, except I'm not as familiar with the Alara block
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Thats way more than the fake mom, Giver of Runes, which only appears in 49,332 decks
At this point in a game of MTG , Gimli would already have several +1/+1 counters and his indestructible ability, making him perfectly capable of staving off Sauron's orc armies
[c]Deadly Dispute[/c] requires you to sacrifice an artifact or creature, which is arguably a steeper price
this is great for decks with many good enter the battlefield triggers like Brago, King Eternal, especially if you run recursion cards like Eternal Witness or Archaeomancer