Honestly, the reward far outweighs the risk, putting Fetch Lands as the third-best cards in the current Modern format
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.) If the target creature is an illegal target as Persistent Constrictor's first ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen
If your deck has lots of land , or if you've got a handful of land courtesy of something like Boundless Realms, then suddenly Cultivator Colossus is arriving as a 12/12 that also draws you a bunch of cards
Card draw is one way to acquire more resources card advantage is all the ways to have more resources than your opponent
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