Firstly, you get twice the value off cards like Esper Sentinel, Charismatic Conqueror, and Mangara, the Diplomat
Not only can it be used as an insurance effect against removal effects, but since the method of sending it to the graveyard is not specified, the revival effect can be activated even if you send it to the graveyard
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Special Summon it, but it has its effects negated (if any), and if you do, immediately after this effect resolves, Synchro Summon 1 Synchro Monster using only that monster and this card
Yeah, that certainly qualifies
This also works with Awaken the Woods since it makes land creatures, so instead of making a bunch of 1/1s, you can make a bunch of 2/2s