If you blind-buy a few packs, open a Cobra, and feel fine slotting it into an Amethyst or Emerald core, thats the kind of practical confidence that drives unit sales
There was a lhurgoyf cycle in Odyssey and there have been a few here and there over the years, including one in Dominaria United , and a chunk in Modern Horizons 3
With most of the creature suite decided on, its time to move on to the other spells
Its nongreen nature does prevent some synergy with cards like Garruk, Caller of Beasts or other cards that cheat out only green creatures (Green Sun's Zenith, Natural Order, etc.)
As for his -10 ability, you gain an emblem with "Creatures you control get +2/+2
Assuming no other counters, that would three to six, six to twelve, and then twelve to 24, which is huge and makes me want to do this for a creature that has double strike, like God-Eternal Oketra, Samut, Voice of Dissent, or even cooler: Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder