She must have been inkcast by a previous Illumineer first
This would apply to all counters added until Hardened Scales is removed making it very useful, even if it not played with Sphere Grid Resourceful Defense is another card you will want to get out quickly as it allows you to move counters from a card that leaves the battlefield onto another creature
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It doesn't copy whether that permanent is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on
The term "ramp" in Magic: The Gathering refers to any spell card that generates a net positive amount of mana, whether that be through floating mana that expires at the end of the phase, lands placed onto your side of the field (though some count searching up lands to put into your hand as ramp as well), or artifacts and cards that create artifacts that can tap for mana