It doesn't exactly put permanents into play the same way other cheat cards do, but you could easily read it as pay 12 life, put a 12-mana creature into play, and the outcome is roughly the same
Giada pairs well with cards that produce multiple Angel tokens like Entreat the Angels and Divine Visitation to make a board that swells out of control quickly
This comfy-ness can relieve some of your cognitive load, or just allow you to have a more relaxed experience achieving a goal
This week, we're heading to Standard to try a budget deck I've been wanting to build since The Brothers' War spoiler season: Dimir "Draw Two." The idea is to overload on cards that reward us for drawing our second card for a turn, like Gixian Puppeteer, Gurgling Anointer, Faerie Vandal, and Evangel of Synthesis, and then...you guessed it...draw a bunch of cards
If a creature has double strike, it'll make two Treasures instead of one