It offers unmatched redundancy if one ramp piece gets removed, you have a dozen replacements and its land-based acceleration creates a permanent advantage that compounds over time
It also prevents opponents from stealing this card from your deck for free with cards like Etali, Primal Storm or Minds Dilation
Beyond that, though, the card plays so well with so many different Food generators that its almost harder not to combo off with it once its in your deck
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Try to give yourself access to a diversity of removal types, including targeted spells like Blink of an Eye, board wipes like Akromas Vengeance, and exile spells like Angelic Edict in case your opponents cast something indestructible