Rikku, Resourceful Guardian allows you to force a creature through your opponents' blockers, as well as steal counters, and Lulu, Stern Guardian protects you by putting stun counters on your opponents creatures, as well as proliferating to keep them around
Or that Ezuri, Renegade Leader is a thing
The Emperor of Palamecia makes up for that by transforming into The Lord Master of Hell once you no longer need the mana dork
Then, Im going to take this a step further and point out which foils you should also be looking for
How to Do a Light Test on MTG Cards To carry out the light test, you first need to get a high-powered flashlight
By doing this, you may even find the card was reprinted in another set, potentially with different art or border treatment