The art in this deck, while very thematic to the idea presented by the deck, could also appeal to an APAC market
Avarax is fine in a beatdown deck as a way to keep the pressure on, but it is even better as the top end of a more controlling deck as a way to close out games
As for functionality, its got some very helpful abilities
Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back on top or into your graveyard. So yeah, the drawback can bite you in the ass , because your opponent can dig a bit and pump his creatures
However, these new cards are not available for trade yet, as the feature is limited to the past two expansions
Youll need to make sure youre including enough ways to have The Ring tempt you to help with token generation