Either way, Darksteel Mutations humble effect is the best way to lock down a creature and make it useless
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52 cards Creatures (29) Brazen Dwarf Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Creature Dwarf Shaman Delina, Wild Mage Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Legendary Creature Elf Shaman Earth-Cult Elemental Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Creature Elemental Farideh, Devil's Chosen Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Legendary Creature Tiefling Warlock Feywild Trickster Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Creature Gnome Warlock Hoarding Ogre Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Creature Ogre Pixie Guide Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Creature Faerie Scion of Stygia Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Creature Tiefling Shaman Steel Squirrel Unstable Artifact Creature Squirrel Swarming Goblins Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Creature Goblin Wyll, Blade of Frontiers Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Legendary Creature Human Warlock Instants (3) Sorceries (4) Power of Persuasion Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Sorcery Enchantments (4) Barbarian Class Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Enchantment Class

Legendary Creature - Warrior Elf Color tag templates(None) Scurry Oak Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, you may create a 1/1 green Squirrel creature token
Esika, God of the Tree ($14) Another card thats five colors or bust, the attention is mostly on the flip side, The Prismatic Bridge