mtg vampire card Dominating [Innistrad: Crimson Vow] put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Welcoming Vampire | Innistrad: Crimson

Not a ton to say about the Ascendant other than it's an insane value in the decks - or formats - that can take advantage of it

Chishiro, the Shattered Blade does its best to sell the idea of a Modify deck: it rewards you for playing Auras and Equipment by giving you creatures and also adds counters to modified creatures to set up +1/+1 Counter payoff cards

shimmerwing chimera Jamie: 7/10 This could be interesting with moving enchantments around or getting value off of the scry enchantments

It's often dropped for free with things like Tooth and Nail

The New Four Emperors Take the Helm in the 9th Pack

The design was obviously top-down, but mechanically it plays well, so it was the perfect marriage of function and flavor