Hardened Scales adds more +1/+1 counters to friendly creatures when any such counters are put on them, which adds up quickly
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The reason why is its Double Lariat ability, which, although it relies on RNG, could effectively deal 300 points of damage in a single swing
Sure, we could pay less to go get a Skyshroud ClaimSkyshroud Claim to do the same thing, but it wouldn't be an artifact creature that sacrificed itself, playing into all of the synergies that the deck is trying to do all at once
Therefore if either player has the potential to benefit from being on the play, both that player and the opponent should choose to play first