You have a choice of what to do with your characters
Electrostatic Field Pteramander Kaza, Roil Chaser Tezzerets Gambit Octavia, Living Thesis Guttersnipe Deep Analysis Bloodthirsty Adversary Elemental Eruption Curse of the Swine Finale of Revelation Galvanic Iteration Volcanic Torrent Many players may want to keep pingers like Electrostatic Field and Guttersnipe, but to me the whole point of Spellslinger is that you can skip out on playing these sorts of intermediate permanents
Additionally, if a creature with a counter on it under your control dies, it's returned to the battlefield during the next end step
And if you want a wallet-friendly foundation for future deck-building, this is a great choice
You cant counter creatures, but you can kill them if they are on the smaller side of life
Honorable Mention #2 Sakura-Tribe Elder There was a time when I think we would all seriously consider an argument that STE was one of the top five land fetchers of all time