I just see a lot of merit in the card, because it accelerates into a dredger in the graveyard while being able to counter a Cage or Deathrite Shaman on the draw. It's basically another set of Forces, with the added benefit of playing more lands in the deck with a huge bonus of a built-in discard outlet with said counter.

I'm not defending it as much as I'm trying to rationalize its utility. While I was playing it (Foil), the more and more I liked it.