But no, you need to have him at a location first and since we are usually paying to move him there, he's more like a 2-cost
Its a cheap and useful counterspell, and given the sheer amount of Legendary Creatures in most decks these days, its not the biggest deal to sometimes pay this additional cost
He does, however, have the Ward keyword, which means that he cannot be targeted by the effect of any action or card ability, if it allows a player to choose a character to damage, banish or affect in any way
The Ruby cards in this deck, like its Location Agrabah, are all about being aggressive and playing into their daredevil nature
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And, eventually, I defeated Garland