His ability is really thematic too, giving him the power to banish an item or location (quite literally wrecking it) in order to gain two lore points
He gets an additional two strength whenever you play an action , and when he has seven strength or more, he gains an additional two lore when questing
There were three big decks when it hit: Amalia Combo, Rakdos Vampires, and Izzet Phoenix
Not only will this never get taken out of any precon deck thats purchased with the intention of making it into a deck based around its contents, anyone with a tribal deck built already would be crazy not to include this so there will be demand right out of the gate for just the single card
Each newly banned card is powerful in its own way and the playing fields have been levelled for the select formats seen being updated
The life gain is great for offsetting the life we pay into Hazels mana ability