Qarsi Revenant

Death is not the end of this card's contribution; it is the pivot. Alive, it does what a flying, deathtouch, lifelink body has always done: trades up in combat, blocks anything, and drains the opponent while it does. Its second life is stranger. Rather than recurring itself the way most graveyard vampires do, Renew exiles the card to graft its own three keywords onto another creature, three separate counters that turn any target into a flying, deathtouch, lifelink threat in a single sorcery-speed activation. The counters live on the target permanently, so the package survives on a body that never had to be a Vampire at all. That splits the card's utility across two moments: a fine three-drop while it lives, and a keyword transplant after it dies, moving evasion and lifegain onto whatever creature best abuses them. The one-shot nature of the exile is what keeps it fair. Renew spends the card for good, so it is a payoff you cash once rather than a loop, and the sorcery-speed clause keeps it from ambushing combat as a surprise blocker upgrade. It is also worth noting where the counter approach stops paying: a second flying, deathtouch, or lifelink counter does nothing, so proliferate and counter-doublers have no target worth chasing here. The value is in the one clean transfer, not in stacking it.