Cards like Bruvac the Grandiloquent and Jace, the Perfected Mind accelerate the counters quickly
This was not the case with The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth , which had multiple cards that were Modern-playable, including the now-banned The One Ring
There are two problems with it
Laezel and Mila can add extra counters to Dihada, Semesters End can protect her or recharge counters in a pinch, Giadas Gift can make Dihada avoid attacks by creatures (though she does become susceptible to creature removal, yet can also target herself with her +2 to become indestructible), and giving Dihada the Chain Veil means one can easily chain +2 into -3 to protect her and generate card advantage or treasures (or even multiple +2s to race for a game-winning ultimate)
Well, it came back in The Brothers War , and the cards are pretty exciting
Sleeves with lots of complaints about splitting or bending are a bad sign