While all of this speculation could be wildly optimistic, I think its likely that Shadow will make a mark somewhere in the near future
The odds of discarding your hand if you have a full grip is only 35%, which isnt awful, but think about the other 65% of the time where you get to draw two cards or return something to your hand
Attaching a Don to Kid and having him rested will force opponents to remove him first before they get to attack anything else on your field, including your Leader
StrikeZoneOnline is a vendor with a buylist that only accepts NM cards, and grades extremely strictly
Out of every card in any of the preconstructed decks, this one is the most creative and interesting
Unlike mass creature destruction, from which you could rebuild, or game-ending cards, land destruction largely stretches the game time out a painful amount