When Together Forever enters the battlefield, support 2
Lantern instead says "a little (universally useful) hate is enough." That being said, the fact that both are seeing heavy play in different archetypes tells you it is never about whether you need it or not, but how much the meta needs to slam down hard on it
Thankfully, Magic is a game of answers as much as questions and R&D has blessed us with a multitude of ways to prevent damage, both in and out of combat
Enchanting a creature does involve targeting that creature, which shroud prevents
Its the fastest of all mana rocks in the game
While Experience Card provides a simple way to track these counters, there are likely more efficient cards that offer additional benefits or synergies with experience counters, such as Mystic Remora or Astral Cornucopia