That doesnt sound all that remarkable, but the thing that makes him so powerful is the big old paragraph of text that reads: Whenever a creature you control with deathtouch deals combat damage to a player, that player gets two poison counters. Before we get into things, lets explain poison for those whove not heard of it before
When playing against Abzan, make this decision around turn 4-5 and stay focused on it
If another creature died this turn, draw a card
The first is heavily green and the second is heavily blue, so it's not something you see intertwined all that much
This is a big difference from Monarch where playing another Monarch creature would do really nothing if you already had the Monarch
The card synergizes with blink effects like Ephemerate and Teleportation Circle, letting you rack up counters faster