When 1.0.7 was released, and with it team bonuses, his spell damage was not high enough, and I had to leave him, along with the whole team.
The full team I used was Sapphira, Blade Dancer, Shadow Hunter and Flame Cannon. The Idea was to cast Blade Dancer first to clear armor, then Shadow Hunter for the kill. The others were mostly used as a clean-up crew, with Sapphira also serving as a top tank due to her life+attack boost.
That team worked pretty well for all purposes including PvP, but I was not in the know about the meta at the time, so I have no idea if it would be considered a good team.
Well then, some (quite short) history:
Up to and including 1.0.6 - the team mentioned above.
Longest used: Flame Cannon; Most casted: Blade Dancer
1.0.7 and 1.0.8 - An all Maugrim Woods Wildfolk team.
1.0.9+
First week: Rowanne / Chalice team
Second week and forward: That infamous Mercy+Infernal King team.
I did not use her except for testing purposes. Never liked the idea of soul farming anyway.
Ah, that was before my time im afraid(1.0.6). Sad that some of the troops you mention is not much playable anymore, when they once was good troops and playable. That team must have been good back there, since you used it, probably other did too. I just doesnt know anything about 1.0.6.
Sheās Heās referring to the fact that his spell scaling is getting changed from 1:1 from magic to 2:1. But lots of health gained (more than before)