You can also tick it up to search for more lands, which of course grows your token
Cards like Old Gnawbone can help you use the buffed creatures to generate even more mana, synergizing with the +1/+1 counters
It requires artifacts and creatures with useful tap abilities to really take off, but theres an artifact deck out there just waiting for someone to put a spell on the stack
That said, forcing some bad combat choices with first strike is also possible, so while Im not high on the card, its not a bad card by any means
Aether Vial Aether Vial is one of the bigger Modern (and to lesser of an extent, Legacy) reprints in the set
Locations can change the tide of the game so players will want to make sure they have at least a couple in their deck