If it came down on turn two like Ash Zealot or Eidolon of the Great Revel, it might have a chance in standard
Ajani's Aid : Enchantment, casting cost of two generic, one green, and one white mana
Original Dual Lands The best fixing lands ever printed, and part of the reason so many players get priced out of Legacy and other older formats, the original dual cycle includes strictly better basics in cards like Volcanic Island and Scrubland
Those counters add up quickly, especially if you slap down Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion or something similar
Its not only difficult for most other decks to keep up with this decks rapid tempo
At 1 mana, you cant get much better value for a hard counter, and stopping that specific noncreature spell from resolving is often way more important than the two extra mana theyll have on the following turn