I'm writing the first review of this card. I used it in an Alatar and Pallando deck I was running in the Angmar Awakened Campaign. I love this card merely because I love the thought of playing the enemy (Gríma, Revealed in Wrath, Parrying Cutlass). But I was able to bring an Angmar Captain, a Warg, and a Coldfell Giant to my side. If you have resource generation or a powerful constitution (read: patience), you can create a powerful ally. The "exhaust an Istari character" cost isn't that severe because with Rods of the Five, you can ready the character. Or you could use this in a Gandalf The Grey Wanderer Steward of Gondor deck because of the readying from Shadowfax and The Grey Wanderer and the resources from Steward of Gondor and The Grey Wanderer. This is a great addition to the card collection.