There was a lot of hype around this legendary vampire demon noble when it was spoiled, mostly because its one of the meanest cards Ive seen WotC print
Witch-King of Angmar Another five-drop is my top spot
Paired with the powerful removal options a Merfolk deck gains access to through white mana, there's a strong case to be made in favor of Azorius Merfolk decks helmed by Sygg
With such a huge reduction in cost, if you cast an enchantment for its miracle cost, you can bet that there are all sorts of high-cost enchantments in the deck
Sphere/rock is just ONE round thing
At the time the card was released, those kinds of stereotypes were all too common in tabletop RPGs at the time, such as the Vistani in Dungeons & Dragons , or Clan Ravnos in Vampire: The Masquerade