It is nice that a lot of counterspells can deal with creatures however it is not the reason you are playing them, nor is it really efficient or even viable to attempt to control creature strategies with countermagic alone
Im sure this will be yet another weird Commander buildaround, but I think Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact mostly wants to hang out in the graveyard waiting to get pulled along by your Lazav, Wearer of Faces, like Weekend at Bernies 2: Guildpact Edition
Commander's Insignia At first glance, we get an enchantment that does nothing until we've cast our commander from the command zone
It also comes with a wheel effect, something that has recently become more powerful with the introduction of creatures like Orcish Bowmasters
Its a discrete circle in the center region, near the edge of the cards back, so its easier to locate and test