A 3/2 legendary creature that costs three mana, this mono-white Cap has first strike and enters with a shield counter (which negates a single chunk of damage or any other attempt to target the creature)
You can play around Force Spike fairly easily but trying to have three spare mana after doing something useful is a tall order
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Sight of the Scalelords is one that does work, though, as this is the beginning of the combat trigger
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The damage starts off as inconsequential, but Thrummingbird usually picks up a +1/+1 counter in these decks, scaling its own damage as it churns out counters for your other permanents