Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate
A 2/2 that hands out deathtouch on attack looks like a modest combat helper until you follow where the deathtouch is pointed. The attack trigger gives a target creature deathtouch, which matters less for winning fights than for forcing damage through: a creature blockers cannot profitably stop is a creature that connects, and connecting is the whole point. Land combat damage on a player with that same creature and the Sanguinist becomes prepared, banking a copy of Exsanguinate on its back for you to cast when you choose. That spell drains each opponent for X and hands every point of the lost life back to you, an asymmetrical swing that scales with however much mana you sink into it. The design's discipline is in the gating: prepared gives you access to the drain, not a discount, so you still pay X in full, and casting it unprepares the creature so the sequence resets and demands another connection. Deathtouch does double duty, letting a small attacker menace anything on the board while it fishes for the hit that reloads the payoff. What begins as a fragile two-drop becomes a repeatable combat-to-drain loop with the timing of the stored spell left to you: attack, connect, bank the drain, pay for it when the mana is right, then send the creature back in to earn the next one.
