Between the start of your upkeep and putting the extra cards into the graveyard, you cant play them
Thanks to eminence, this is something that is easily done with your low mana-value Vampires
Id implore them to do something similar nowadays as the idea is pretty cool and results in some super charming cards
Look for the Illustration Rares in Chaos Rising or the Dark-type powerhouses in Pitch Black
When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.) When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each other artifact creature you control
There are cards that, at first sight, don't look good enough to hit the meta, but with a planned strategy and accompanied by good teammates that help the main card in any way, they can be excellent to play