mtg spike card Bizarre that rocks an old school format spikes in price by 320% Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature Force Spike · Duel Decks:

You might see it once in a Blue moon from someone who really wants that extra land search, but if I'm being frank: you're likely seeing a suboptimal build at that point

4 | Brightglass Gearhulk I will admit, I am rather biased about Brightglass Gearhulk, but the card has the ingredients to succeed in Standard, Commander, and beyond

You will need at least a 2/2 Ballista to start the loop, since it doesnt get the +1/+1 counter returned fast enough to stop it dying if it goes down to 0/0

But instead of interacting on the stack, youre interacting with your opponents using a stack (of sharp implements)

Now, this is a fun combo with Mycosynth Lattice, because the Lattice turns everything into an Artifact, so its pretty easy to get off, but it can still be stopped in a fair few ways