Meta decks are design to win against what is most likely gonna be used by your adversaries
The body is about what youd expect for a sphinx
Special Summon that target in face-up Attack Position and equip it with this card
Positioning a convention appearance to coincide with a new Pokmon set release window (Destined Rivals, Mega Evolution) multiplies revenue significantly collectors who couldn't find product at retail will spend heavily
So, these two factors are telling you, welp, ok, the effect is not as hard to avert as before, balancing a little, BUT we're talking about a Xyz, and one in a level WATER monsters can make good use of, like Merlanteans do.Bringing this guy to the field is possibly as easy as CeD, so the only problem would be getting the Umi
Spending this much and adding minimally to the board is just something you want to do in most formats