Counter Blitz Counter Blitz is a White / Blue / Green deck focused on Counters, specifically +1/+1 counters but there's a smattering of other types of counters in the deck too
Her inclusion in decks helped players win multiple Grand Prix events and even secure a second-place finish at Pro Tour Born of the Gods
The Goldvein Pick and Prying Blade help generate additional treasure tokens (yes, these rogues are gold diggers), and that Isochron Scepter (which you can search for with a Tribute Mage ) is both insurance, as well as a combo enabler
Her penchant for Leading from the Front allows you to drain opponents for life equal to the number of attacking creatures
The parallel is most clear on spells like Burst Lightning, but the most common use of kicker on creatures is to give extra power and toughness for extra mana
Yeah, its 9 mana, but its a lot of value