It turns out, however, that it has a lot more to offer than just that
His five abilities let you tap into signature effects from each of Magics colors, including lifegain, card draw, and reanimation

Ifrit Suplex Thunder Magic Triple Triad Unexpected Request Vaan, Street Thief Warrior's Sword Zell Dincht Airship Crash Ancient Adamantoise Balamb T-Rexaur Bard's Bow Bartz and Boko Blitzball Shot Cactuar Chocobo Kick Chocobo Racetrack Clash of the Eikons Coliseum Behemoth Commune with Beavers Diamond Weapon The Earth Crystal Summon: Esper Maduin (Esper Origins // Summon: Esper Maduin) Esper Origins (Esper Origins // Summon: Esper Maduin) Galuf's Final Act Gigantoad Goobbue Gardener Gran Pulse Ochu Gysahl Greens Jumbo Cactuar Loporrit Scout Prishe's Wanderings Quina, Qu Gourmet Reach the Horizon A Realm Reborn Ride the Shoopuf Rydia's Return Sazh Katzroy Sazh's Chocobo Black Chocobo (Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo // Black Chocobo) Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo (Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo // Black Chocobo) Summon: Fat Chocobo Summon: Fenrir Summon: Titan Summoner's Grimoire Tifa Lockhart Tifa's Limit Break Torgal, A Fine Hound Town Greeter Traveling Chocobo Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie Absolute Virtue Balthier and Fran Black Waltz No

The exile clause is the most important part about this card, which is super useful for getting rid of cards like Memory Deluge, Squee, Dubious Monarch permanently
Other Illusions like Iago, Giant Spectral Parrot and Rajah, Ghostly Tiger may fight their way into Amethyst/Steel decks as well, along with the other new Illusions coming in Reign of Jafar