With decks focused on dealing combat damage, Saskia can be an absolute pain to fight even if you're not the one being attacked, you can still take a terrifying amount of collateral if chosen as a target
Two mana, four power is already something we hardly see and if it exists there are limitations
Beautiful alternative art of a popular character An affordable promo for collectors on a budget Not much financial value for ambitious collectors There are much stronger Maleficent cards you could play Lorcana is full of interesting and powerful Maleficent cards, but the Disney100 version of Maleficent, Uninvited is one of the most beautiful
The first category often needs more work than the second
Well, generally the location itself or the characters there will gain an additional benefit from being at a location. Think of locations in this way like mini-combos within your deck
Overall, very few of the cards in this precon actually feel bad or out of place (Narci and Love Song of Night and Day being my exceptions)