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Of those, I don't prefer Rancid Earth because of the double black to cast and the fact that it would only be good in certain matchups

While there are all kinds of fun strategies that Proliferate can facilitate, from Planeswalkers to Sagas, they all pale when compared to Poison Counters

Not bad and helps get you past lands youd have to draw otherwise, smoothing out both land drops and drawing gas

You can even get a survival ability to trigger on the first turn a creature is on the battlefield if you find a way to tap it or if it entered tapped

Activate only if you have at least 10 life more than your starting life total

Mid-combat 4/4s