However, the necessity for a +1/+1 counter in a color that cares about proliferate is higher than I expected
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I firmly believe that addition of stirrings gives you a 50-50 matchup against Mardu Game 1 because they have an extremely difficult time beating an Etched Champion if you can resolve it through their discard spells, and Stirrings gives you a greater chance of topdecking Etched Champion
Often, permanents don't need to have a ton of charge counters on them (and in some cases, you'll actively want them removed), which can easily be done before using populate to copy a creature token you have
Who would have thought in the Marvel Spider Man MTG set, wed get good Magic Spider Man cards
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