You have to do a little work to get there, but then again, these are the kinds of deckbuilding challenges that I enjoy
There are lots of cards that give you mana in increments of three, and most lifelink creatures worth playing already have three power or more
The Blue clearly makes the populate mechanic better because you have better targets by virtue of Blue having the easiest time turning creatures into tokens, but I submit that Blue makes the rest of the deck better
This rapid appreciation has attracted not only collectors, but also investors looking for the next big TCG market. 4
It lets you draw a card and proliferate which means you are able to add an additional counter to any creatures you control that already have a counter on them
But what it does bring to the table it does a great job with, and the more players that you are facing off against, the more likely you are to have fearsome threats to silence