It curves nicely into cards like Bloodletter of Aclazotz, potentially enabling powerful Demon synergies
Aboshan dies easily for a six mana creature - that three toughness is below the threshold for red commons in the draft (Fiery Temper, Firebolt with flashback, Flame Burst with another Burst or Pardic Firecat in the yard, Acceptable Losses, Swirling Sandstorm, Kamahl's Sledge, Sonic Seizure, and Ember Shot will kill it), making it a little too fragile to survive in most instances
Phoenix Heart was designed by Richard Garfield (the designer of Magic: The Gathering) as a celebration of his marriage to his wife, Koni
As u/Meloku171 points out, this is the books name
I was never really a fan of Char
But more on that next time, when we look at the final set of the Ice Age block: Alliances