The project was certainly ambitious, and the intention from the beginning was to make each collection of decks thematically diverse
And as with all bears, straying from the 2/2 power and toughness makes it less viable in Duskana or Kudo decks
Notwithstanding both the timing of LCIs release and the coincidence with the banned list, Tidebender looks to be a formidable answer to the most pervasive of cards in the format, most notably The potential of Tidebender is really strong

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Alternatively, since he has a Power of three, he is a candidate for Terras Revival
A super enabler for decks that ramp obscenely then drop huge threats every turn