Yeah; doesn't seem very balanced. You're basically getting a Sap, but it's far from free. Cards like Scarlet Crusader or Wolfrider have a Cost matching their Attack AND come with useful attributes like Divine Shield and Charge, respectively. This card, despite being epic, comes with no lasting attribute and requires a combo with 4 remaining mana crystals to get full benefit. Ugh.
How would I fix this card? Glad you asked! Just change the combo text to read "Remove a minion and place it in your hand." Now that would feel more like a kidnapping.
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The parrot puts it into your hand, not the field.
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Should have been named 'Power Chorde'
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Substitutes for Edwin VanCleef?
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Ok man, I haven't thought about the whole 'protecting other minions' aspect of him, thanks for the idea.
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I think this is better, since mage rapes the hunter setup. timber wolf already had 1 health, and now that starving buzzard has over 1 health it can be more of a late-game card like charge rhino