“It’s worse than Crystology therefore it won’t be played” is not a valid argument, even if you add “in Shirvallah OTK” at the end of the sentence.

“Not as good as Crystology” is not a valid argument, since Crystology is completely overpowered.
If it’s better than a playable card then it’s playable.
If it’s worse than a not-playable card then it’s not playable.
But if it’s worse than a playable card, that doesn’t tell you anything.

For 1 more mana that loot hoarder you draw one more card and get 1 more atk. That’s a very good deal. Combo paladins already play Novice engineer, Thalnos, and Elven archer, so the 1 health targets are there. This seems like it fits right in.

Why do people give neutral savannah 2.4 out of 5?