Not to mention, this card is doing wonders in decks with it's high ink cost combined with A Whole New World
Other cards found in the Ursulas Return set that feature this new approach to the Shift keyword include Flotsam & Jetsam, Entangling Eels - which a five strength/five health card that requires two cards to be discarded - Diablo, Devoted Herald, a card that requires players discard an action card, Li Shang, Valorous General - with players needing to discard a character card to Shift it in - Olaf, Carrot Enthusiast, a Sapphire card that can be Shifted by discarding an item card, and steel card Aladdin, Brave Rescuer: which requires that a location card be discard for it to be Shifted
If you're looking to get down and dirty with some doggies, or you just like a deck that lets you play lots of characters, this might be the starter deck you're looking for
An item that can give you instant lore gain, at the cost of banishing your other items, is a cool finisher for item decks
Once per turn, you can pay the associated cost to activate the item and reap its benefits
The answer is: not much