Not only will I counter his use of Wasteland, but it's still sacrificed, and now I am up a mana as well
As long as youre including a lot of dinosaurs in your deck, this dinosaur avatar can give you a lot of added value starting the turn you drop it
Not only do you get the additional value from performing the flicker on cards like Inspiring Overseer or Seller of Songbirds, but you get some extra life out of the deal as well
That doesnt even account for all the fun interactions with remove a counter cumulative upkeep cards, Sagas, undying/persist The sky is really the limit
Being a 0/1, hell have to wait to help out until after hes already explored and gotten a +1/+1 counter by revealing a nonland card
So much so, in fact, that Palantir of Orthanc quickly becomes all upside