It has an Ability that feels almost like an ACE SPEC Ability, as its immensely powerful and could disrupt a match
And whenever you cast an artifact spell with mana value four or greater, TChalla gets two +1/+1 counters
On top of creating a 4/4 bear upon entering, The Earth King also provides a powerful land draw engine for large creature decks, allowing you to search for and play a tapped mana for each attacking creature with power 4 or greater
Jodah, an immortal archmage from Dominarias past, will join Karn in his efforts to defeat the Phyrexians, along with the Planeswalkers Jaya and Teferi. These are big names for Magic players, and Wizards has already hinted at some pretty significant twists for a number of them
I havent noticed many lifegain decks running around recently, at least not in Standard, but they do exist in abundance in Pioneer and Explorer, so it might be intended for those formats
Things start to get interesting when we add storm to Game Changers like Jeska's Will, a copy card like Fork, or when we introduce the magecraft mechanic