mtg extort cards (Visual) each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Extort Black White * Pontif

I have used as few as three copies and as many as twelve

However, on top of being a very aggressive two-drop, you can also pay four mana to equip them to a creature, turning that creature into a 5/5 demon and granting them menace

[1] The Card Reprint Policy featuring the Reserved List was first published by Wizards of the Coast on March 4, 1996, in response to concerns that reprints were diminishing the value of cards as collectibles

You get Glorious Anthem and more with this human warrior, and you get ways to make more humans in white and land drops in green

If you want to play more than one Birds of Paradise in EDH, look no further