Second place is held by The Destined Black Mage , from the Final Fantasy I scene box, at a distant $16(12)
In theory, this could make it a fantastic addition to burn decks that need to spend their mana wisely
A character at the Snuggly Duckling with three strength or more can generate one lore for challenging another, and one with six strength or more can get three
It does give you a sneaky strategy to play with, where you'll steal opponents' lore and interfere with their board state while buffing your own questing and challenging characters
Instead, at turn 5 with no cards in hand, you could play this and still have ink to play a 3-cost character maybe even a Fox to set it up again next turn
Understand The Balance allows you to ready all your other characters if he is exerted at the end of your turn