A 5/5 flying and first strike body is good enough to fight, but if it survives until your next upkeep, its giving you two cards you can play, and Treasures/creatures along with them
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4 Fatal Push 4 Gifted Aetherborn 2 Treasure Map 1 Arguel's Blood Fast 1 Battle at the Bridge 1-2 Dread Shades 1 Mastermind's Acquisition I personally wouldn't cut Mastermind's Acquisition against anything but a hyper aggressive deck since it's so versatile
Since he can't quest for lore, this does seem mostly like a slightly worse Beast, Relentless, but there may be some clever tricks you can pull by giving Hook Resist
Laboratory Maniac Laboratory Maniac would probably make the top of the list 6-7 years ago
Would this be the next Izzet template