That last ability is highly telegraphed and effectively costs 4 mana, but it can count like a protective spell and make it difficult for opponents to interact with your legends
In exchange for this slightly more costly spell, youre allowed to keep most or all of your creatures alive while removing multiple threats, which can be absolutely backbreaking on a previously deadlocked board state
Future print runs would naturally have a star, because this is a rare card
His triple red cost also gently teaches the value of committing to a single colors mana, a lesson every new player benefits from learning early
This makes Zuko bigger for the next attack, which generates even more mana, allowing you to cast more spells and grow your army even larger
What I want to do is to make my deck small with surveil and then shuffle the good cards back and keep casting Vraskas Contempt and Sinister Sabotage over and over