One of the counterspell cards is the mocking Spongebob meme
its mechanics are inherently overpowered
Best Card Draw Commander Payoffs Token generation is an excellent and consistent payoff for card draw
Do keep in mind that foils placed in a higher humidity than they were manufactured will tend to curl in the opposite direction to those which are moved to a dry environment
That means at higher rarities: Cloud, Midgar Mercenary Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms Firion, Wild Rose Warrior (free 1/1s with job select) Freya Crescent Giott, King of the Dwarves Adelbert Steiner Zidane, Tantalus Thief is also an exceptional card, even without any direct synergy
My goal is not to fault you for playing those cards - I just feel the broader EDH format as a whole is becoming quite solved, in part by people turning to net-decking or using automatic online suggestion tools too often