If the card's mana value is 4 or greater, repeat this process
Save hundreds while running the same mana base as the top cEDH decks in the format
However, where this guy really shines is in multiplayer, where he often draws a Terminate or Rend Flesh, and then dies to give everyone two lands
(However, if it's still in the graveyard at that time, it will count itself, as it is very much a hot card.) If another effect modifies how much damage your hot source would deal, including preventing some of it, the player being dealt damage or the controller of the permanent being dealt damage chooses an order in which to apply those effects
First, you can proliferate at instant speed in a deck that cares about counters like +1/+1 counters matter like a combat trick