This can be as big of a rout as Blasphemous Act with Fall of Cair Andros.
They aren't, by nature, any stronger than a typical wizard, but the ability to create mana bonds with land in different worlds and learn spells from all over the Multiverse puts them a step above everyone else.* You can find several official stories in the world of Magic: the Gathering here
At $20,500 , the price tag at a recent auction puts this 1st edition print run card at number 8 on the list
Each nontoken creature you play triggers cards like Scute Swarm and Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer for board presence, but Ashayas also a combo engine
Its not as hated on as Edgar, but where it lands beyond that is up in the air
It's one of the coolest-looking cards in the set, and that says a lot considering it's a fire-type Pokmon