Keep key Dragons in the graveyard early so Scion can threaten lethal lines without committing mana
There are so many +1/+1 counter synergies these days that its incredibly easy to make an oppressively powerful deck with that strategy, and I personally dont like the mental energy required to keep track of all the various triggers those strategies accumulate on the battlefield
The first one years ago started under $40 and the most recent was just $32.13 here a few weeks ago
Fang, River City, for example, gives all characters who are present at that location Evasive and Ward
Each land drop makes it easier to cast more Life from the Loams, to cast your creatures to block, and most importantly to flash back Faithless Looting to continue your dredge engine
Discarding your own cards to go +1 on experience counters is not nearly good enough, so you need to surround this firebender with symmetrical discard