Its only 3 mana to get the monarch going, and even if you dont have the monarch, you still distribute two +1/+1 counters among creatures, which is a nice floor
Following its Pro Tour win, however, demand absolutely shot through the roof
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Cards that can do this include Archfiend of Despair, Solhpim, Mayhem Dominus, and Bloodletter of Aclazotz
The final chapter here is where things spin completely out of control, grabbing any zero or one mana artifact from your deck and putting it right into play