Soulsmoke Adept gets +1/+0 and has lifelink as long as it's embattled. (A creature is embattled if it has a counter on it or has a permanent you control attached to it.)
“The last breaths of the dead linger here, waiting to coalesce into ghouls—but I can make much better use of them.”
Lifelink Revive {W}({W}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it except it has no mana cost. Revive only as a sorcery.)
“Do not slack off in my absence. I shan't be long gone.”
Experience (Whenever this creature attacks, if it has fewer than three +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.) Whenever a +1/+1 counter is put on a creature you control, target creature gains trample until end of turn.
Whenever a creature you control enters, if you didn't cast it from your hand, put a +1/+1 counter on it. {3}{W}: Exile target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Whenever Starlight Emissary harnesses a spell, draw a card.
“Stories claim some monsters are from far-off worlds. But now I've seen those worlds, and seen we're all here together. We should all act more like it.” —Sanaito
When Suburban Runebrawler enters, exile target instant or sorcery card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard. Landfall — Once each turn, when a land you control enters, you may cast a copy of the exiled card without paying its mana cost.