Connive lets you draw X cards and then discard X cards, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each nonland card you discard
The tokens copy exactly what was printed on the permanent and nothing else (unless that permanent was copying something else or was a token
Free interaction like Force of Will, Force of Negation, Force of Vigor, Fierce Guardianship and Endurance is always impactful in multiplayer games where youre sometimes trying to match spells with several opponents at once
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness* For your local legendary creature deck, Ardbert is going to become a member of the gang if they have enough white/black spells to support it, and a staple for lower-powered Ratadrabik decks that are willing to play fair
1 O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami
The reality is that with the buff actually being +1/-1, it's a lot less exciting