Its possible that once Standard rotates, we will need to reevaluate this card for that format, but that is a while away
We need to take a close look at some areas of the card that are very, very difficult to fake affordably
The slight downsides of Baneslayer as life gain is that it is five mana and has no immediate change on the life totals
Yes, Final Death was outstanding in Theros Beyond Death, but much of that was due to how slow the format was and how important exiling is against Escape cards
I imagine that the plot cost is higher than the casting cost on this one largely because if they were the same, you would plot the card almost every time
This means that, unlike most other board wipes, you can play Evacuation whenever it's the most convenient for you