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Thats one of the reasons it engaged me

However, the same doesnt apply for -1/-1 counters, specifically

In this case, hes become a dashing knight complete with armor and a two-handed claymore so big it would make Cloud Strife jealous which certainly accounts for his immense power level

You may well have to pick some things you don't want to and likely over things you did want and then shoehorn these random life gain things into your deck that you otherwise don't need or have better options you would rather have in the slot

it just slows down greedy manabases and keeps haste creatures off your face

You can drop a land tapped (any land), tutor a dork, exile like a better Naturalize artifacts or enchantments to perma-answer stuff or grow with a counter and pseudo-fight as removal too