If your playgroup is receptive to hate pieces, make sure that your selection and deployment are done in ways that get you closer to winning
If those abilities dont mention you choosing a Ring-bearer, they will go off even if you control no creatures, but if they do only trigger when that choice is made, you must have a creature to be your Ring-bearer for that trigger to occur
That makes him a great early drop for the land-needy, while also giving you the body and presence that you are looking for
This ties very well with Dinas own ability, considering that this bigger creature can be sacrificed later for even greater value
In general, looting a card back to the top of your deck is worse than discarding a card (since you can't take advantage of any graveyard synergies), which means the +1 is only powerful with a very narrow subset of cards (things like Miracles)
After Sudden Spoiling resolves, the grizzly will have all creature types and will bask in due buffs