Most decks in Modern will be able to cast this with two counters, with three being largely attainable as well
Early versions of this deck that I built had far too many creatures in it and I was struggling to find any equipment at all
The biggest issue is counting all your buffs correctly, but dice help with that
For beginners, acquiring a pre-built theme deck, such as those found in a Battle Academy box set, offers an immediate, balanced playing experience and simplifies the initial learning curve, allowing focus on turn structure and basic interactions
In short: Magic cards are selling like candy
It gave us tons of legendary creatures for Commander (though after the fact), and it laid a lot of the foundations for what would later become the original Modern Masters Draft format, a format that many would hail as nifty. How naive we were to think casual-alienating in a bubble mechanics were toxic then (they are, for business purposes, but that really hasnt stopped it from happening)