Theres not much anyone can do to stop this deck in the first few turns
Stalking Vengeance costs a lot but is a perfect finisher combined with our army of our Dragon Spirit Tokens
A transforming double-faced card enters the battlefield with its front face up by default, unless a spell or ability instructs you to put it onto the battlefield transformed or you cast it transformed, in which case it enters with its back face up
Le Conte doesn't shoot down their viability, but says they're obviously "beyond our current technology." Artistic licenses aside, the astrophysicist admits that she enjoys "the complexity and marvel of the Universe" these images capture
Its also a faerie, which can be very relevant in the upcoming Standard, enabling synergies
The other side is the actual doubling up of counters, not just adding a single additional one (even though functionally they often do the same thing since most counters are put on one at a time)