You must have legal targets to cast a spell with targets, even if you intend to put it onto the bottom of your library this way
On Average Ranger has a scry, a power and a slightly better land than what Nissa offers up front and that is all together a pretty significant upgrade
Obviously enough, youre usually going to pay in installments, but the fact that you can draw this early and have it be an amazing threat or draw it late and have it be an amazing threat makes it an excellent card
There are so many +1/+1 counter synergies these days that its incredibly easy to make an oppressively powerful deck with that strategy, and I personally dont like the mental energy required to keep track of all the various triggers those strategies accumulate on the battlefield
They remind me of giant stuffed animals you get for winning carnival games at fairs, in the best way possible
This five-mana legendary creature comes with several abilities tied heavily to the monsters lore