Iconic cards take 4-6 weeks to find their floor, particularly if any card sees consistent competitive play
However, with only two Starter Decks available for Rise of the Floodborn, theres less choice for new players and that means that you wont quite get the taste of the set overall just from the Starter Decks themselves
You can play him for only three ink, and yet he gains one resist and one lore for every Location in play
It has Cycling which costs three generic and two black
Counters, Auras, Equipment, and other effects that affected those two cards dont affect the melded permanent
1 Green for a 0/2 with flying that creates a Food Token when it enters, creates as many Food Tokens as you like for 2 mana, and allows you to add one mana to your pool if you sacrifice a Food is indeed a great deal