So when your lands are destroyed, that isnt someone beating you at the game, thats someone preventing you from playing the game entirely
The event being a lot of work on Wizards end makes total sense
The earliest point in the turn where you can cast an instant is during the upkeep, right after beginning of upkeep triggers have gone on the stack
In this case riot also works really well because you get two choices: Either you use Burning-Tree Vandal to attack that same turn, which may mean its immediate demise but you prioritize drawing cards for the turn, or you give it a +1/+1 counter which can increase its chances of survival, allowing you to repeat the rummaging ability at least a few times
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They allow you to heal Pokmon, draw more cards