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You have to pay 2 life to sacrifice a creature, but you deal 2 damage straight to a player and attack with an indestructible 3/1

Thematically, this is another great idea

To get that bounce trigger I'll have to pay an extra two mana kicker cost over and above his hefty 8 mana casting cost

Niv-Mizzet, Parun Good ol' Niv-Mizzet, Parun is here to kill foes, draw cards, and chew jalapeo-flavored bubblegum

Lavinia prevents opponents from playing noncreature spells with converted mana costs greater than the number of lands that player controls, essentially shutting off high value mana manipulation entirely

The Commander As noted theres no shortage of +1/+1 counter support, including plenty of commanders for the archetype