Trading in 3 mana (2 to activate and the opportunity cost of tapping Fountainport for colorless) and a token for one card isnt the most efficient sac-for-card trade that there is, but youre paying a tax for the modality of all the other abilities and the fact that its a land, not a creature or something
For example, Sarkhan, the Dragonspeakers first loyalty ability turns it into a dragon until the end of the turn
The comics were not developed in concert with the game and were created with divergent ideas to the game
Quest Specific One ability of Radagasts Staff havent mentioned much yet is that it can return a creature enemy to the staging area
given that Enchanted cards are always the most sought after and valuable cards in a set (due not just to their gorgeous, full art look and beautiful textured finish, but their booster pack pull rate too), youll again see the constrast in styles just by taking a look at the most valuable cards
Sage of Fables Merfolk do plenty with +1/+1 counters, making Sage of Fables a powerful source of card advantage and a mana sink