9 Lilo, Galactic Hero It's Lilo In Spaaaace Lilo's strength is, well, her strength
Invasion of Zendikar is still better for most ramp decks in Standard
To have a permanent connive N, the permanents controller draws N cards, discards N cards, then puts a number of +1/+1 counters on the permanent equal to the number of nonland cards discarded this way
(6/6/2025) To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of The Earth Crystal's first ability)
Especial note here due to interaction with Enduring Scalelord
Doing this, however, is easier said than done thanks to the implicit rarity of this 22-year-old MTG card