Cards like All Will Be One, War Elemental, and The Red Terror can turn this counter-damage pipeline into infinite damage combos
Strength aside this type of "whole table interaction" is quite fun and I think most players would enjoy it - Even if they do end up getting overrun by a scurry of Squirrels
If the opponents do not destroy it, Boss's Chauffeur will get extremely powerful thanks to the counter, and if they do, you get a swarm of tokens to attack with and trigger other alliance abilities
The two-sided mats will cost you $39.99
As you deal combat damage to a player you make that many Treasures
In the current meta, you're often not facing anything on your second turn bigger than a Llanowar Elves, so playing a 2/2 hasty creature with a HUGE upside is usually a free two points of damage, and presents your first must-kill threat to the opponent