Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus is a fresh take on Sword of the Animist that lets you attack and ramp with lands, which is hard to do outside of green
You can make all of the colors of mana you need, such as with City of Brass or Mana Confluence, but you can also tap for that precious colorless mana as well.) Divining Forms of Deceivers
In Modern, the first one is on the banlist for its sins when paired with Not Dead After AllNot Dead After All and the latter is a staple interaction of the format
This makes it fairly easy to progress
If you don't, create a 1/1 blue Fish creature token
Dreadhorde Invasion can also eventually provide a bit of lifegain, although your deck will need to be specifically tailored for that: Your odds of growing an army to 6/6 with only Dreadhorde Invasion are very slim