Our environment tends to have lots of stuff with counters on them, so shutting down a popular line is a good idea, especially when its asymmetrical
If you have just three, then four mana makes four 1/1s for everyone, and then one removal spell that kills them all will net 12 treasures for yourself, and you are ready to go
There are a lot of cards in Magic
Illustrated by Mark Tedin Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp
Decklist: Modern Prowl Deck Stinkdrinker Bandit | Illustration by Brandon Dorman Creatures (27) Stinkdrinker Bandit x4 Earwig Squad x3 Oona's Blackguard x4 Triton Shorestalker x4 Invisible Stalker x4 Looter il-Kor x4 Nightshade Stinger x4 Instants (2) Mana Leak x2 Sorceries (8) Notorious Throng Morsel Theft x2 Hands of Binding x2 Hidden Strings x2 Last Thoughts Lands (23) Bojuka Bog Cavern of Souls x3 Island x5 Swamp x6 Watery Grave x4 Polluted Delta x4 I found a nice Modern deck that combines the prowl and cipher technique for a fun playing style
You probably want to be able to make good use of the counters to make this worth it these days, but its a nice include in a deck where that matters