Nikara is a 2/2 with menace for three mana that lets you draw a card and lose one life if a creature with at least one counter on it under your control leaves the battlefield, Yannik, meanwhile, provides a means of triggering this effect
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The deckbuilding requirement reminds me a lot of companions, specifically Lurrus of the Dream-Den, but without the degenerate part of starting in your opening hand
Cards like Ghostway or Eerie Interlude are examples of blink cards that ramp this defense up to the next level, each being capable of turning a board wipe like Supreme Verdict against the rest of the table, regardless of who cast it
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It's like a legendary creature Birthing Pod for your graveyard