His powers can awaken other Barians, but those who fall under his influence in the process, develop a darker and more malicious disposition, until they are reduced to mere puppets of his power
Even with Stratos, I doubt HERO would become anything but maybe a niche deck relying on Dark Law to win them their meta matchups, A friendly reminder that Shadow Mist, while it is much more restricted, has a wider span of use in HERO as of recent than Stratos would, as it doesn't require being summoned, and can also search Mask Change, which gets HERO into their best card (And arguably, their only good card)
The spells you cast using Access Maze's ability have an alternative cost that's paying life equal to their mana value
I am currently working on it as we speak on it, I was going for more of a balance of what you said earlier and more in your face destruction of your opponent's life points
If you want a clean card but prefer not to spend over $100, you can settle for an LP copy, which should cost you closer to $62.99, while a damaged copy will only run you about $15 if the condition doesn't matter.