Games & Retail Expert
Only playing odd-costed cards is a less pressing constraint than even-costed cards because you get access to some really efficient spells
To elaborate, reds removal is tied for the worst with green (who struggles slightly more with creatures but can handle enchantments), their protection is limited in scope, and their advantage states are often ephemeral bursts of power instead of game-spanning engines
Either way, you get an attack trigger, not a combat damage trigger, so even if you lose Locke its not the end of the world if you were just digging for some treasure
Fabled is set to contain a lot of reprints, with more than half being reprints
Many Magic fans are grateful that, if Talrand has to be reprinted again, he's at least getting something new and aesthetically pleasing out of it.