people defending him are wrong. even though he's got almost-potential, the fact is, yeah, you try playing him against those decks, and he is probably not going to do enough damage. against storm, I would be very surprised if Storm could not find some kind of answer to him. I think this guy has great potential in casual/EDH to deliver on the promises he offers. :)

for Legacy, he'd be playable if he was 2 mana....but...at 3 mana, we just have too many better 2 mana creatures we could be playing instead to be proactive instead of reactive.