Kangee, Aerie Keeper, Tawnos, the Toymaker, and Radagast, Wizard of Wilds are also some ways to take advantage of birds
Mindsparker and Mold Adder fill a similar space
It even deals some extra damage with its end step ability, which is relevant to this cards strength since it lets decks that care about the graveyard use Valakut Exploration without worrying about losing cards to exile
The game descended into a topdeck war of extremely swingy proportions, as my Braingeyser for 5 and Ancestral Recall put me 6 cards ahead, only for Richard to cast Balance as a 10-for-1, destroying all 8 of my lands, plus Flying Men, plus a card discarded
In this case, the dino enters with four counters, and you draw four cards not bad for a 5-drop