Typically, the extra cost for the Treasure tokens is worth it, as it gives you more mana flexibility later down the line
That's the sort of aggressive behavior that likely got Ghired kicked out of the Conclave and welcomed by the Gruul Clans
2, Return a tapped creature you control to its owners hand: Put this card from your hand onto the battlefield
There are multiple ways to just get it back, from Venser, the Sojourner or Animatou, the Fateshifters -1 ability in your Esper version (which will of course bring it back untapped and ready to go) to Brooding Saurian in your Golgari, Sultai, Jund, or Abzan deck
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Two mana is also perfect in conjunction with Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, which lets you untap two Lands when you use its +1 ability