Except the discard is half of what makes looting good. You probably won't ever get to top deck mode, you'll just discard some important graveyard resource and wreck face super early in the game. Earlier than Merfolk looter, harder to interact with than merfolk looter and in a color with spells that give you mana (also simian spirit guide)
It's still far better to discard after you draw; that's the point he wanted to make.
The problem of course is that static abilities are fundamentally different to activated/triggered abilities and spells. This means the CR has to be exact on the issue. The card works the way most players think it does; most players who misunderstand it are those who think they know the rules better than they do and are trying to find holes in it.
Fair enough, I can see that being correct from the specific wording (not using any of the words traditionally associated with triggers) but if so why wouldn't it work?
The ability being put on the stack wouldn't stop it working from what I can see.
Just curious.
As for my original statement consider it revised to say 'the wording defines when the regeneration shield (and +1/+1 counter) is put on the creature'.
The reason it wouldn't work is the the trigger would go on top of the stack, above whatever is destroying it. The creature would be in the graveyard, and then the regeneration trigger would resolve, doing nothing.
Honestly the biggest issue here is the ability not using the entire name of the card. Cards that self reference always use the whole name, not an abbreviated version. Fake, but fun as hell.
Uh, no, this is not true. Look at Jarad, Golgari Lich-Lord and any of a hundred other cards. It doesn't use the full name for each reference after the first. I really don't know why so many people get this wrong.
The reason it wouldn't work is the the trigger would go on top of the stack, above whatever is destroying it. The creature would be in the graveyard, and then the regeneration trigger would resolve, doing nothing.
Edit: The Nath is strong with this one.