Having more counters on more controlled creatures allows Tidus to more readily proc his " Cheer " ability, allowing him to Proliferate and draw, though this can only occur once per turn
Whenever Shadowfax, Lord of Horses attacks, you may put a creature card with lesser power from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking
Theres so much going on with enhancing counters: Winding ConstrictorWinding Constrictor Branching EvolutionBranching Evolution Hardened ScalesHardened Scales In addition to cards with proliferate: Contagion ClaspContagion Clasp RadstormRadstorm Recon Craft ThetaRecon Craft Theta You might be losing life when you mill from the rad counters, but so will your opponents
Getting a bunch of 0/1 creatures is a great way to shield your life total from many threats with haste after a Day of Judgment, and then you can sacrifice those that make it to your turn to rebuild your board position with minimal fuss, and possibly even a Blood Artist trigger or three
There have been many rumblings about bringing it back, though, with thoughts that cards like Golos, Tireless Pilgrim could have been banned as a commander instead of just removed from the format
There are better wraths