As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card. {4}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you discard a card. {2}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature. {2}: Regenerate this creature.

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you discard a card. {4}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: This creature deals 4 damage to any target. {2}: Regenerate this creature.

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you discard a card. At the beginning of your draw step, you may have this creature deal 3 damage to target creature.