Its an interesting design that can be foiled with graveyard hate or expensive spells, and it shows that Counterspell is always a safe choice
In that clip, Rachel Weeks draws specific attention to the card's low price tag (at time of filming), but also states that "it might go up out of nowhere"
I went over Pia and Kiran Nalaar last week and I still favor it as a big spell, but I would like to briefly mention the other options
The deck also comes loaded with a Farewell, one of the most efficient mass removal spells in the game, letting you pick and choose what type of card you want to keep in play and what you want to exile forever.
In addition to the clan's archetypes, they were interested in creating decks that focused on Dragons to allow for some variety in play, especially for more experienced players who would draft the set a lot
Lastly, chapter three lets you gain life equal to the highest power among creatures you control likely the one you put the counters on the turn prior