While the front side is good enough to see play on its own, the fact that it only has four defense counters makes it relatively easy to flip (a single Sheoldred, the Apocalypse attack gets the job done), and the backside offers a very powerful creature that can defeat a battle or kill a planeswalker each turn while potentially generating card advantage as well
If you dont cast it this way, you may cast it this turn
Fortunately with Pathways, the answer is simple
Or express your love of the ocean with all kinds of sea monsters led by Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
This is my kind of resourceful, Rikku, Resourceful Guardian adds unblockability onto the thousands of effects that add counters to creatures in Magic
Its so powerful that nearly any deck that can play it should probably at least consider it