Since youd always play it as the front side, everything else is pure upside, even if transforming this noble is a little bit on the costly side and Shiva wont always be that effective
Well, you've got to discard a card at the beginning of each of your upkeep
The pure power of Arcbound Ravager in Affinity and the amount to which it warped the Magic world for a year are enough to get it this high
I'm not sure if The Hobbit's dwarves will be Gruul or Boros, but even if it's the latter, a load of good, new, red dwarf cards could see this legend becoming much more popular
For example, Jacked Rabbit creates 1/1 white Rabbits equal to its power everytime it attacks and if you happen to have used Offspring on Jacked Rabbit as you cast it, your Offspring will create an additional white Rabbit token every time either one of them attacks
You're rarely casting this for full price, but if it does stay in play, a 3/2 Menace is no joke