This is offset by the fact that trigger-enhancers work on abilities that dont make tokens, so you can view it as a trade-off between buffing and utility
Obviously, they cant let you get to twelve or more counters, so if you occasionally use the -4 ability to reanimate a creature or planeswalker, theyll get less twitchy
Conjurers Mantle Conjurer's Mantle is a simple Short Sword-like equipment, but in typal decks, youll almost always draw a creature when attacking with this equipped to something
I think a powerful argument could be made that it was not necessarily the cheap and powerful cards that made Madness the dominant Standard deck of its era, but this cheap counter that prevented you from doing anything about it
Recurring Nightmare First Printed: 1998-JUN Banned: 2008-FEB Outside of countermagic, its nearly impossible to stop this card from doing its thing once it gets going because returning it to its owners hand is part of the cost of activating its ability
It reads: At the beginning of your draw step, you may draw two additional cards