Affinity for artifacts is classic Magic cheating and one of the more broken mechanics to ever see the front of a card
For seven mana you get a 7/5 artifact creature that is hard to block thanks to menace and helps stabilize you with lifelink
Sacrifice after III.) I, II Heavenly Strike Tap target creature an opponent controls
Steel cards that can be helpful are Captain Hook Forceful Duelist, or Simba Rightful Heir and for Ruby, Mulan Imperial Soldier, and Aladdin Heroic Outlaw." Since the aim of Lorcana is to collect Lore points, and the first to 20 or more wins, Steve also said that what a traditional TCG player might think of as an aggro deck is actually "a good deck to try to gather lore as quickly as possible, which can also be viewed as a 'best defense is a great offense' type of deck
While I doubt many will be so bold as to sleeve up an Iconic for play in their deck, its still interesting to note Ariels powerful collection of keyword and ability
There isnt anything especially crazy about this cards backstoryits just a really popular character and there are very few mint condition copies still in existence