It can be extremely challenging if you're using one of the many other odd and obscure wincon cards Wizards has printed over the years
Sure, you could argue that his abilities together are above curve, but his stat line still leaves him to be banished to most played on curve three drops and is laughed at by the best three drop in Madam Mim - Fox
At this point the calls for something to be done were reaching a fever pitch
Youll often find yourself racing toward Lore, similar to what you do when it comes to the best Pokmon cards
Granted, theres a wide pool of removal that can deal with the Merfolk, given its flimsy one Willpower, but the potential here is high enough to make it worth playing regardless
Its not quite in the slowest category with sets like Midnight Hunt , Dominaria United or Brothers War , where boardstalls are the norm and drafting aggro is a fools errand