You can drop it early enough to matter
Though physical copies of this card don't show it, Burnt Offering has a red and black color identity, which is clarified by the oracle text on the card
Its a strong card to have around if opponents (or you yourself) are playing wheel effects, because it can profit from it by making some Bat tokens
Whether you're a Group Hug deck just trying to pillow fort your way to victory, or a life total matters deck looking to go down from 48 to 2 and back again every turn, maintaining a healthy status quo is important
Ultimately, theres no easy solution to the problem that Wizards of the Coast faces here
Theres another possible fail state with the deck where you can draw Charnel Trolls and no enablers, or else miss your enablers, but you should usually be able to cast a different three-drop in those spots and cast Charnel Troll later in the game after your opponent has killed some of your creatures