Although most poor tempo plays have gotten worse over the years Library seems to be holding steady, if not improving
Illustrated by Phil Foglio Part of the Reserved List Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Not Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Banned Comp
Strength of a Raging Fire has the potential to clear out a character that can stand up to anything you have in a challenge be sure to put it in a steel and amber deck with lots of low cost, easily protected characters
Giving your dork enough of a boost could send the Fires elsewhere
There are also some number of quality utility lands that involve sacrificing that make this card even better: favorite Mirrorpool springs to mind, but theres also Buried Ruin, Command Beacon, Inventors Fair, Urzas Saga, and if youre a degenerate Strip Mine
+1/+1 counters won't affect the permanent unless it's a creature