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Copy a creature with a strong enter-the-battlefield effect, and you get the payoff again ( Dockside Extortionist = ungodly amounts of mana)

From this pick, you can reveal a character card and put it into your hand

Keep in mind, if your opponent is playing Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, you should probably make a construct token so, if your opponent untaps and plays Teferi, Hero of Dominaria and tucks your card into your deck, you'll be able to at least kill Teferi with the Construct token

Kaito also has hexproof while attacking, and each time it hits, you deal damage and get a free Preordain

But the payoff is worth it for it to generate one mana of any color

I think at first glance, folks might discount just how quickly counters will pile up