By forcing your opponent to choose a character to return to the hand, you circumvent the Ward capability
Able hands include Fix It Felix, Jr., Jim Hawkins and John Silver from Treasure Planet, the full complement of Peter Pans Darling children, plus Moana and Jasmine both
Added some incredibly powerful cards that improved existing decks/archetypes
The creators have also maintained that Lorcanas mechanics and gameplay will both draw in those new to trading card games while also giving veteran cardboard collectors new and satisfying strategies to chew on.
The good news is, if you are looking for a deck to upgrade, this deck has plenty of fine pieces to help you build a stronger, more competitive Amber/Emerald deck
Its still clearly an aggressive deck, but it often builds incremental advantages in board presence via equipment (rather than trying to win as fast as possible)