(If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Creature - Soldier Shapeshifter Alien Copy (CTRL to add secondary) Counters Gavel of the Righteous At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a charge counter on this Equipment
Whats more, high mana value spells like Dig Through Time or Temporal Trespass, willfeed your next free spell
Once you internalize that, the card evaluations below become obvious: ask of every card, is this a source or a payoff, and does the rest of my deck cover the other side? Best lifegain sources (the engines) You want repeatable, incremental gain lots of small triggers beat one big lifegain spell, because payoffs like Vito or Archangel of Thune care about the number of times you gain, not just the total
Giving a creature +3/+0 and trample is a good effect, yes, but like Disorient, it's overcosted
Herd Heirloom A viable mana rock that works for multi-colored creature decks, and it even offers a second ability that generates card advantage or helps kill your opponent (there are so many good creatures with at least 4 power)