To ensure you get those counters, look for folks like Renata, Called to the Hunt, Grumgully, the Generous, and Master Biomancer
Most people won't be able to stop a 12/12 Trampler, much less a few really big Tramplers or a whole mess of 1/1s
For instance: you can discard a creature that is just too expensive mana-wise and reanimate it with a spell that costs less, like Reanimate or Feldon of the Third Path's ability
With the large increase in price for Commander Masters , it would have been nice if they were more aggressive with the reprints in there, for both the mana base and other cards
I feel Magic is Wizards of the Coast's breakout game
Card draw is one of the key foundations on which a successful deck is built, so whatever MTG commander you pick, it's going to need a healthy serving of MTG card draw cards to succeed