MTG Head Designer, Mark Rosewater, had previously talked up their expectations, which we all put down to the franchises popularity
His stats are pretty underwhelming, however, with just 1 Strength and 4 Willpower
If your opponent is playing Ruby, consider whether it's wise to spend your entire inkwell on a 7-cost character like Starkey or Pluto when it's likely they'll have a removal action waiting for them
Facilier, Agent Provocateur let you put Banished characters back in your hand, which means you can play more aggressively with your characters when they're on the board
Or you could try Sazhs Chocobo into Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo, play Prishes Wanderings or Summon: Fenrir as a reasonable turn three combat enhancer, and then drop turn four Summon: Fat Chocobo and flip your Sidequest for an almost unbeatable board lead
The only downside is that it sports one of the keywords introduced in this set, Vanish