I understand that this is a one-of-a-kind card, and that surely makes it special
You can also do this to one of your nonland permanents at instant speed if its going to face targeted removal or a board wipe
For a reasonable 3 mana cost, players can activate their Traveling Chocobo and use it to play any lands or other Chocobo/bird cards in their deck, provided they're in the top spot, potentially gaining a significant upper hand in either standard or commander game types
In normal Magic , we don't make our swingy cards as good as this
If this wasnt good enough, even its main downside can be mitigated thanks to abilities like Proliferate and Time Travel
Its also a really interesting piece of Equipment in general, offering Aristocrats decks a number of bonuses in one