You gotta have both, or what is the point
Sokrates already shuts down any land-based assault that's under three power, but as soon as there's an attack he can't handle, he can tap to prevent all combat damage
We get so many legendary creatures nowadays, that you can likely find a worthy candidate for this practice in every set, but I especially find that uncommon legendary creature cycles are a great place to start
The tokens are useful for taking advantage of Kitt Kantos ability but I feel like too much focus on them can end up being harmful to the overall strategy
Ungraded & graded values for all MTG CNS Magic Cards
There will be games when this is good, of course, but most of the time your opponent will either have a removal spell (and make it a 5/5 so they can kill it) or will have a way of dealing with it or ignoring it in combat (and make it a 3/3 so they can forget about it)