Solemn Recruit

Double strike on a three-mana 2/2 is the deal here: a body that already hits for four wants only to grow, and the revolt trigger is built to do exactly that. The wrinkle is in the timing. The counter lands at the beginning of your end step, after combat, so the bonus you earn this turn is the swing you take next turn. That gap forces a particular kind of engine: you need a permanent leaving your control every turn (a fetch land cracking, a sacrifice outlet feeding fodder, a token sent off to a beater) to keep the growth curve climbing. Revolt is cheap to satisfy but never free, and the end-step check means you cannot back-load the trigger onto the attack you are making right now. What you get in exchange is a doubler that compounds: each counter adds two to the combat math, not one, because double strike applies the buff twice. A Solemn Recruit that picks up three counters over three turns is a 5/5 that connects for ten. This is a payoff for churn, a beater that wants a battlefield in constant motion beneath it, and it rewards that structure with damage that scales faster than the counter count suggests.