It just feels like there will be enough times where playing this is either a wash or actively bad for you This will make a 1/1 on a decent number of turns and it has passable stats You probably need at least two counters before this feels like its worth it, and I think thats definitely doable
Funnily enough, this also picks up -1/-1 counters, finality counters, stun counters, or any other detrimental counters that end up on your creatures
Demand is a three-mana Azorius sorcery that tutors your deck for a multicolored card, reveals it, and then puts it into your hand
4 Venusaur: Expedition (Holo Rare) $108.33 A Claymation Classic Expedition is a valuable set that isn't as hyped as Gym Challenge or the Team Rocket sets but came out over 20 years ago at this point, back in 2001
On top of that, the deck also runs Sol Ring and all three TalismansTalisman of Dominance, Talisman of Hierarchy, and Talisman of Progressto get you moving early with incidental self-damage