These creatures from various blocks all served the same purpose as the Study/Gift, but at the cost of one card and three mana (or four mana in the case of Stinging Barrier)
What's more, Yuna is a mana-producing creature that puts +1/+1 counters on the creature that mana is spent on
The Sideboard Cathar Commando: Usually comes in over some number of Resolute Reinforcements or Thalia, Guardian of Thrabens in matchups where blowing up artifacts and enchantments is important
And if you pay 5, which is tough at sorcery speed, you can tutor and then draw the card plus two more
Mardu Siegebreaker This card reminds me a lot of Ironwill Forger, except that it comes with a more demanding color identity and a different means to copy a creature each combat
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