Ajani, Inspiring Leader

A six-mana planeswalker earns its slot by doing something the board didn't already have, and this Ajani's answer is redundancy: every ability is a self-sufficient action rather than a setup that needs a follow-up. The plus doesn't need a creature to matter (it gains life either way) but rewards one when it's there, dropping two counters at once so a single attacker jumps two size brackets in one activation. The minus-three is white's cleanest removal template in disguise: unconditional exile, the concession being two life to that creature's controller, which barely registers against the exile clause's finality. And unlike the many Ajanis whose ultimates ask you to already be ahead, this one closes from parity, handing your whole team flying and double strike the turn its loyalty allows. What ties the three together is that a defended Ajani protects itself the way few walkers do: you can pump an existing blocker two sizes, exile the threat that would attack it, or simply out-race with the anthem finish, so the loyalty math rarely leaves you stranded between modes. Where earlier Ajani designs leaned on the counters-and-life axis as an incremental grind, this one refuses to wait: it's built to be relevant the moment it lands, whether you're behind, even, or looking for the kill.