But what really kicks it over the top is that middle part of his text box: Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast it, counter that spell. You dont have to worry about an opponent casting a Force of Will while tapped out, or a free Fierce Guardianship or Deadly Rollick
The latter two are cantrips and the first is a modal spell land you can toss in without pulling a nonland so all three have value
And that's one per food, not once per turn
This means that once you summon one and use its effect, you can immediately summon any other one and use its effect
In most of those older cards, the text might read something like: Whenever this creature would be destroyed, instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat. Thats basically the reminder text for how regeneration works