To illustrate the difference, consider this Hardened Scales list: Creatures (18) Lands (20) Spells (22) 4 Welding Jar 4 Ancient Stirrings 4 Mox Opal 2 Throne of Geth 4 Hardened Scales 1 Evolutionary Leap 3 Animation Module Sideboard In this deck, you only want Throne of Geth after youve cast multiple creatures because putting a counter on a single creature is not worth sacrificing a resource
And remember, you can use this to test out any of the decks we play on Budget Magic, Against the Odds, or Much Abrew
That's why it's often far better to use an effect like the one on Archivist of Oghma , which lets you draw a card whenever a player searches their library
Creatures Artificers Assistant shows up sometimes, mostly in decks that lean in on historic synergy already - but with the recent printing of Jodah, the Unifier and the latest set - The Brothers War - focusing on artifacts, I expect you may brew a deck soon which ends up with a higher historic count than what youre used to, maybe even just on accident
For a players life total to become 26, the player gains or loses the appropriate amount of life
Alternatively you can make a threat as likely to end the game as Monger for cheaper that also does nothing else such as Phyrexian Obliterator, Master of Feasts or even just classic old Tarmogoyf
