Notably, if a replacement effect modifies the damage in some way (such as that of Gratuitous Violence), the number of counters given remains unchanged
Currently seeing standard play as well in Monored Aggro decks, its best home is alongside the Hammer
You decide how many creatures to sacrifice as the devour creature enters the battlefield, and the devour creature enters the battlefield with that many +1/+1 counters
Garden of Freyalise is there to smooth out your mana and make sure you can play all the cards you draw, but the biggest upside is on the Disciple
If you could get something on the battlefield, it makes a token whenever a land enters the battlefield, like a Scute Swarm or a Springheart Nantuko
Mai and Zuko can also add an element of speed and deception to some of the cards above