The second starts down two cards and three life but your lands tap for 2 mana so you'll get a 2-drop on turn one, a four-drop on turn two, and Kokusho the Broken Star on turn three
Looking at other cards from the Gargoyle series, like Demona and Goliath, they appear to focus on hand manipulation
To do that, you'll need the new station ability
In my experience, with this many cantrips, you can get away with running as few as 18 lands without encountering mana-related issues
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes can be your commander.
Instead of attacking for 3, 4 and 5, it attacks for 2, 3 and 4, and a lot of the time a creature cant attack because it doesnt have the counter, so the nerf ends up costing eight or so damage in a game