I'm sure they talked about making the creature have a mana cost of 2C to match the original Battlemages, but they felt that being a 2/2 with two off-color abilities captured enough of the feel of a Battlemage and the cheaper mana value made it play better
But a two mana thoughtseize
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It's a shame the base creature costs so much mana, but you can flicker it to build your board and win with the waterbending ability, alongside white's ample token support like Mondrak, Glory Dominus
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