The subtheme for the deck would be hardcore ramp, heralded by Ramos, Dragon Engine
This makes him useful at all three stages and only game state will dictate which is the best way to use him
Other cards found in the Ursulas Return set that feature this new approach to the Shift keyword include Flotsam & Jetsam, Entangling Eels - which a five strength/five health card that requires two cards to be discarded - Diablo, Devoted Herald, a card that requires players discard an action card, Li Shang, Valorous General - with players needing to discard a character card to Shift it in - Olaf, Carrot Enthusiast, a Sapphire card that can be Shifted by discarding an item card, and steel card Aladdin, Brave Rescuer: which requires that a location card be discard for it to be Shifted
Its also a nice option for decks that desperately want to hit their land drops
This is no four-of, but it could still see play, especially once Thragtusk is no more
Stats: 2/1 While its still not an officially sanctioned format, Wizards seems to be printing more and more cards with a cEDH environment in mind