Giving a creature +3/+0 and trample is a good effect, yes, but like Disorient, it's overcosted
Then that opponent would be more inclined to make a deal
Then exile it.) Illustrated by Fang Xinyu Standard Legal Alchemy Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp
At first we thought this would be one of the umpteen +1/+1 counter commanders, but instead it's all about enchantments
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