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Most cards on this list let you double +1/+1 counters, like Kalonian Hydra, since theyre the most common kind, while others let you double any type of counter

Enchantment - Saga Elvish Archivist Whenever one or more artifacts you control enter, put two +1/+1 counters on this creature

So while Counterspell might be able to deal with any threat, most times you'd be better off drafting Dark Banishing or Incinerate so you could drop early creatures, and then use the removal to mop up afterwards instead of having to wait for your gracious opponent to walk into your untapped Islands

Points for fun and novelty, though