Both of those abilities are great, but you also get to put another counter on a permanent every time you cast a noncreature spell
Card Name Mana Cost Type Creature Werewolf Minion Rarity Common rules Text Threshold - As long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, this creature gets +2/+2 and has "When this creature dies, you lose 4 life." P/T Number 76 Language English Legal Formats Commander, Legacy, Pauper, Vintage Not Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless Rulings (10/4/2004) The Threshold ability can't count this card (soon to be in the graveyard) when checking for Threshold.
Similarly, take a card like Granger Guildmage
Caltrops works well with any damage multipliers, but its at its best when you have Death Pits
Until then, be sure to use sleeves
She'd not been walking terribly long, fortunately, but was growing inexplicably tired, as if her body didn't want her to proceed