Its biggest tricks rely on making Illusion cards Vanish from the field, only to return to your hand, gain some insta-lore, or manipulate the board state
Previous sets have introduced new mechanics, such as Locations in Into The Inklands
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And it's a land
And then this item gives you a bit of extra lore gain that can be hard for your opponent to stop, while also providing you with some additional card draw
A 1/1 flying is annoying, but a 1/1 flying that dies into a relevant spell is something that you'd rather let live than try to kill