Before I talk about the Blue cards and show you my Bant deck, though, I want to talk about one advantage to leaving the Ghired deck as-is, and that advantage addresses a shortcoming of the Populate mechanic
Beast Whisperer Whenever you cast a creature spell, draw a card Elder Gargaroth Vigilance, reach, trample Whenever Elder Gargaroth attacks or blocks, choose one Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token You gain 3 life Draw a card Ohran Frostfang Attacking creatures you control have deathtouch Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card Regal Force When Regal Force enters the battlefield, draw a card for each green creature you control Runic Armasaur Whenever an opponent activates an ability of a creature or land that isnt a mana ability, you may draw a card Toski, Bearer of Secrets This spell cant be countered Indestructible Toski, Bearer of Secrets attacks each combat if able Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card Non-Budget Enchantment Decks If you are playing an enchantment-focused deck, these are nearly mandatory inclusions to ensure you green card draw strategy
Food is easier to come by than drawing extra cards or milling, but its not quite as plentiful as Knights and non-Humans are
You can use tokens for convoke as long as theyre creature tokens
