Many curves want to start with a Monastery Swiftspear on one and then to have the option to cycle a Defiant Strike on two while playing a land that enters the battlefield tapped, like Needle Spires or a Battle land
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed is welcome in most black decks
He can deal excess combat damage to the player he's attacking.) Whenever Spider-Man enters or attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control
At that point, it has to rely on raw card power, which is not its chief strength
It's not a sorcery-only ability
(Look at the top X cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.) Once Lydia Frye has been blocked, increasing the blocking creature's power to 3 or greater won't cause Lydia Frye to become unblocked