You choose whether to remove +1/+1 counters as the last ability is resolving
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According to EDHREC data, Squirrel, Eldrazi, and Saproling kindred decks look like a good place to start
Lets apply this concept to a specific example, the Stone Tongue Basilisk deck: 1-cost cards: Llanowar Elves, Fog, Rangers Guile, Giant Growth 2-cost cards: Rampant Growth, Mulch, Grisly Salvage 5+ cost cards: Natures Revolt (costs 5), Stone-Tongue Basilisk (costs 7) In this example, the distribution would be 16 cards with a mana value of 1, 12 cards with a mana value of 2, and 8 cards with a mana value of 5 or higher
If Dovin Baan can't be taken care of, this essentially prevents that creature from being used in a meaningful way