Here, the strategy is based on heroes, with card effects and abilities bolstering characters with the hero attribute
If this spell was cast from your hand, create a 0/1 black Wizard creature token with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this token deals 1 damage to each opponent." Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves
When designers who didn't know the reference asked about him, I just said, "Trust me, he's great." Later when working on reprints, I also wanted to reference the Wondrous Tails weekly missions, and Tome of Legends felt like the perfect flavor fit by adding counters to your book and granting you rewards for doing so
I love the idea of gating progress for the first pack behind, say, having to have three characters questing on the same turn
An epic battle is guaranteed and thanks to the large amount of unique cards the replayability is enormous