If you manage to transform it, then two tokens is nice, but three mana to make more of them is, again, a big cost
This is the starting point to our axis, since it would be foolish to believe that it isnt the most important card in Standard
Consider your partner's colors and how nice it is to have card draw payoffs like Diviner's Wand, Horizon Chimera, and Dream Trawler
When searching through the various legends from back in the day, I ran across an old favorite that I think should see more love these days: Marton Stromgald
I love this card because it provides the ultimate abilities for a turtle game, where youre still consistently applying pressure and gaining an advantage over your opponents, but youre consistently gaining life and staying safe and cozy behind your wall of permanents