I actually like this more than Crusader, double strike really wants to be on something with more than 2-power. I like this card a lot and would play it if my cube were bigger.
That is why I kept silverblade longer than crusader. (And it was my last protection creature which just made some match ups feel bad). I'm not sure how often you an trigger it but you can usually force trades with white and isn't a terrible target to blink. Getting a second counter on this seems tricky and that frequency will make or break this thing. Too bad it is not a human otherwise it my have a few more minor synergies to make me try it.
That is why I kept silverblade longer than crusader. (And it was my last protection creature which just made some match ups feel bad). I'm not sure how often you an trigger it but you can usually force trades with white and isn't a terrible target to blink. Getting a second counter on this seems tricky and that frequency will make or break this thing. Too bad it is not a human otherwise it my have a few more minor synergies to make me try it.