For comparison, the most expensive art card from Lord of the Rings caps out at $7.66, so the Final Fantasy name is pulling a lot of heavy lifting
His mechanics are definitely eye-opening, but other than instructing you to track the countdown using his card art, they lie well within the range of constructed build-around wincon. Itll always take at least five spells to doom your opponent, and the odd rules templating around the countdown does at least stop abuse from Vampire Hexmage and the like
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His Strength is likely to be zero due to the +4 modifier given to him by his mate and a low/zero lore value
Cards like Keensight Mentor or Solid Footing can further benefit your vigilant birds, as well as mechanics like convoke
This creates an excellent opportunity for creating rare and exclusive cards based on existing characters