Play this with Reaper King
Older cards have been reserved for Legacy magic where one decent deck can cost thousands
They were also useful to sacrifice to artifact eaters such as Arcbound Ravager, or would make Broodstar bigger
This made a point clear early on that future packs could include shiny variants that didn't get in the way of the expansion's usual expected EX and other chase cards, and they've been included in every set since
Some colors definitely have better access to these than others (yes, were talking about white), but as many people often play more than one color in Commander, its not the end of the world
(Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.) Equip Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control, then proliferate