They all have their place, but the +1/+1 counters are where the deck shines
Im not sure if it is better than Jace Beleren in current Standard, but if it is, it will probably be because it can attack down their Jaces (possibly so you can stick your own)
and non-sports cards will continue to be graded by experts who specialize in those series
Before diving in, lets take a look back from last set and see how Ive done so far
Because energy has limited outlets, youre either fitting this in a deck that gains life and wants to make and utilize energy throughout the game (and there are some powerful things you can do with buckets of energy), or youre taking the risk that this thing just gets Abraded before you can utilize it and leaves you with some useless energy counters
If any of these tokens die, you mill three cards, but dont worry